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Role of Bacterial and Host DNases on Host-Pathogen Interaction during Streptococcus suis Meningitis.
International journal of molecular sciences - 25 Jul 2020
Meurer Marita, Öhlmann Sophie, Bonilla Marta C, Valentin-Weigand Peter, Beineke Andreas, Hennig-Pauka Isabel, Schwerk Christian, Schroten Horst, Baums Christoph G, Köckritz-Blickwede Maren von, de Buhr Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic agent causing meningitis in pigs and humans. Neutrophils, as the first line of defense against S. suis infections, release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) to entrap pathogens. In this study, we investigated the role of the secreted nuclease A of S. suis (SsnA) as a NET-evasion factor in vivo and in vitro. Piglets were intranasally infected with S. suis strain 10 or an...
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