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The quorum sensing com system regulates pneumococcal colonisation and invasive disease in a pseudo-stratified airway tissue model.
Microbiological research - 1 Mar 2023
Kahlert Christian R, Nigg Susanne, Onder Lucas, Dijkman Ronald, Diener Liliane, Vidal Ana G Jop, Rodriguez Regulo, Vernazza Pietro, Thiel Volker, Vidal Jorge E, Albrich Werner C
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BACKGROUND: The effects of the com quorum sensing system during colonisation and invasion of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) are poorly understood. METHODS: We developed an ex vivo model of differentiated human airway epithelial (HAE) cells with beating ciliae, mucus production and tight junctions to study Spn colonisation and translocation. HAE cells were inoculated with Spn wild-type TIGR4 (wtSpn) or its...
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