Selective Inhibition of Sialic Acid-Based Molecular Mimicry in Haemophilus influenzae Abrogates Serum Resistance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.05.018
Abstract: Pathogens such as non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) evade the immune system by presenting host-derived sialic acids. NTHi cannot synthesize sialic acids and therefore needs to utilize sialic acids originating from host tissue. Here we report… read more here.
Keywords: acid based; haemophilus influenzae; sialic acids; sialic acid ... See more keywords