Journal article
Temperature triggers immune evasion by Neisseria meningitidis
- Abstract:
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Neisseria meningitidis has several strategies to evade complement-mediated killing, and these contribute to its ability to cause septicaemic disease and meningitis. However, the meningococcus is primarily an obligate commensal of the human nasopharynx, and it is unclear why the bacterium has evolved exquisite mechanisms to avoid host immunity. Here we demonstrate that mechanisms of meningococcal immune evasion and resistance against complement increase in response to an increase in ambient te...
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- Journal:
- Nature
- Volume:
- 502
- Issue:
- 7470
- Pages:
- 237-240
- Publication date:
- 2013-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1476-4687
- ISSN:
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0028-0836
- Source identifiers:
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436399
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:436399
- UUID:
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uuid:9fba7158-f934-484d-aea2-4cac1442db9a
- Local pid:
- pubs:436399
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2013
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