Neisseria meningitidis differentially controls host cell motility through PilC1 and PilC2 components of type IV Pili.

Neisseria meningitidis is a strictly human pathogen that has two facets since asymptomatic carriage can unpredictably turn into fulminant forms of infection. Meningococcal pathogenesis relies on the ability of the bacteria to break host epithelial or endothelial cellular barriers. Highly restrictive...

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Main Authors: Philippe C Morand, Marek Drab, Krishnaraj Rajalingam, Xavier Nassif, Thomas F Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2729722?pdf=render