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Engagement of α3β1 and α2β1 integrins by hypervirulent Streptococcus agalactiae in invasion of polarized enterocytes
6 Mar 2024
Abstract excerpt
The gut represents an important site of colonization of the commensal bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus or GBS), which can also behave as a deadly pathogen in neonates and adults. Invasion of the intestinal epithelial barrier is likely a crucial step in the pathogenesis of neonatal infections caused by GBS belonging to clonal complex 17 (CC17). We have previously shown that the...
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