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Molecular interactions betweenNeisseria meningitidisand its human host
5 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterium that asymptomatically colonises the nasopharynx of humans. For an unknown reason, N. meningitidis can cross the nasopharyngeal barrier and invade the bloodstream where it becomes one of the most harmful extracellular bacterial pathogen. This infectious cycle involves the colonisation of two different environments. (a) In the nasopharynx, N. meningitidis grow on...
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