Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.

Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal condition that particularly affects children. Multiple steps are involved during the pathogenesis of infection, including the colonisation of healthy individuals and invasion of the bacterium into the cerebrospi...

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Main Authors: Corbett, A, Exley, R, Bourdoulous, S, Tang, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004
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author Corbett, A
Exley, R
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Tang, C
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description Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal condition that particularly affects children. Multiple steps are involved during the pathogenesis of infection, including the colonisation of healthy individuals and invasion of the bacterium into the cerebrospinal fluid. The bacterium is capable of adhering to, and entering into, a range of human cell types, which facilitates its ability to cause disease. This article summarises the molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions at the cellular level during meningococcal carriage and disease.
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spelling oxford-uuid:5688f2d2-f379-47f0-a06b-2162b1913b762022-03-26T16:50:49ZInteractions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:5688f2d2-f379-47f0-a06b-2162b1913b76EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2004Corbett, AExley, RBourdoulous, STang, CNeisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal condition that particularly affects children. Multiple steps are involved during the pathogenesis of infection, including the colonisation of healthy individuals and invasion of the bacterium into the cerebrospinal fluid. The bacterium is capable of adhering to, and entering into, a range of human cell types, which facilitates its ability to cause disease. This article summarises the molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions at the cellular level during meningococcal carriage and disease.
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Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title_full Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title_fullStr Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title_full_unstemmed Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title_short Interactions between Neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease.
title_sort interactions between neisseria meningitidis and human cells that promote colonisation and disease
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