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Dictyostelium discoideum as a model host for meningococcal pathogenesis.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jul 2008

Colucci Anna Maria Rosaria, Peracino Barbara, Tala Adelfia, Bozzaro Salvatore, Alifano Pietro, Bucci Cecilia

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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possibility of studying meningococcal virulence in a new model organism, Dictyostelium discoideum, a haploid social soil amoeba that is an established host model for several human pathogens, leading to the discovery of novel virulence mechanisms. MATERIAL/METHODS: A number of virulent and hyper-virulent N. meningitidis strains, including isogenic...

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