PspA facilitates evasion of pneumococci from bactericidal activity of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103653
Abstract: Pneumococcal strains are variably resistant to killing by neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). We hypothesize that this variability in resistance is due to heterogeneity in pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), a structurally diverse virulence factor of… read more here.
Keywords: neutrophil extracellular; pspa; killing nets; pneumococcal strains ... See more keywords