Temperature triggers immune evasion by Neisseria meningitidis.

Neisseria meningitidis has several strategies to evade complement-mediated killing, and these contribute to its ability to cause septicaemic disease and meningitis. However, the meningococcus is primarily an obligate commensal of the human nasopharynx, and it is unclear why the bacterium has evolved...

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Autores principales: Loh, E, Kugelberg, E, Tracy, A, Zhang, Q, Gollan, B, Ewles, H, Chalmers, R, Pelicic, V, Tang, C
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013