Genome-wide association studies reveal the role of polymorphisms affecting factor H binding protein expression in host invasion by Neisseria meningitidis

Many invasive bacterial diseases are caused by organisms that are ordinarily harmless components of the human microbiome. Effective interventions against these microbes require an understanding of the processes whereby symbiotic or commensal relationships transition into pathology. Here, we describe...

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Main Authors: Earle, SG, Lobanovska, M, Lavender, H, Tang, C, Exley, RM, Ramos-Sevillano, E, Browning, DF, Kostiou, V, Harrison, OB, Bratcher, HB, Varani, G, Tang, CM, Wilson, DJ, Maiden, MCJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2021