Dual actions of group B Streptococcus capsular sialic acid provide resistance to platelet-mediated antimicrobial killing [Microbiology]

Circulating platelets have important functions in thrombosis and in modulating immune and inflammatory responses. However, the role of platelets in innate immunity to bacterial infection is largely unexplored. While human platelets rapidly kill Staphylococcus aureus, we found the neonatal pathogen group B Streptococcus (GBS) to be remarkably resistant to platelet...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research