The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease

Key Points Streptococcus pneumoniae (commonly referred to as the pneumococcus) interacts with numerous host structures during respiratory colonization, and several bacterial adhesins have been identified. These include: phosphorylcholine, which mediates bacterial adherence to the platelet-activating...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature reviews. Microbiology 2008-04, Vol.6 (4), p.288-301
Hauptverfasser:	Kadioglu, Aras, Weiser, Jeffrey N., Paton, James C., Andrew, Peter W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Causes of Herd immunity Humans Immune response Immunoglobulins Infectious Diseases Life Sciences Medical Microbiology Microbiology Mortality Nasopharynx - microbiology Parasitology Pathogens Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology Pneumococcal Infections - physiopathology Pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumococcal Respiratory System - microbiology Respiratory tract Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Respiratory Tract Infections - physiopathology review-article Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics Streptococcus pneumoniae - pathogenicity Vaccines Virology Virulence Virulence - genetics Virulence Factors - genetics Virulence Factors - physiology
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