Type IV pilus retraction enables sustained bacteremia and plays a key role in the outcome of meningococcal sepsis in a humanized mouse model
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009299
Abstract: Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) remains a major cause of bacterial meningitis and fatal sepsis. This commensal bacterium of the human nasopharynx can cause invasive diseases when it leaves its niche and reaches the bloodstream. Blood-borne… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; sustained bacteremia; pilus retraction; outcome meningococcal ... See more keywords