New Virulence Factors Identified in Pneumococcal Meningitis.

New Virulence Factors Identified in Pneumococcal Meningitis. Trends Microbiol. 2019 Sep 07;: Authors: Hathaway LJ Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae causes bacterial meningitis with a high fatality rate globally. Patients who survive have a significant risk of lasting disabilities. Schmidt et al. have identified bacterial proteins that play a crucial role in pneumococcal meningitis: AliB, part of an oligopeptide transporter, and ComDE of the competence regulator. PMID: 31506191 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 6, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hathaway LJ Tags: Trends Microbiol Source Type: research

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