Transcellular passage of Neisseria meningitidis across a polarized respiratory epithelium.

Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of sepsis and meningitis but is also a common commensal, present in the nasopharynx of between 8 and 20% of healthy individuals. During carriage, the bacterium is found on the surface of the nasopharyngeal epithelium and in deeper tissues, while to develop dis...

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Những tác giả chính: Sutherland, T, Quattroni, P, Exley, R, Tang, C
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 2010