Comprehensive Identification of Meningococcal Genes and Small Noncoding RNAs Required for Host Cell Colonization
Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, affecting infants and adults worldwide. N. meningitidis is also a common inhabitant of the human nasopharynx and, as such, is highly adapted to its niche. During bacteremia, N. meningitidis gains access to the blood co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/4/e01173-16 |