A Role of Sphingosine in the Intracellular Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Obligate human pathogenic Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the second most frequent bacterial cause of sexually transmitted diseases. These bacteria invade different mucosal tissues and occasionally disseminate into the bloodstream. Invasion into epithelial cells requires the activation of host cell recept...

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Main Authors: Franziska Solger, Tobias C. Kunz, Julian Fink, Kerstin Paprotka, Pauline Pfister, Franziska Hagen, Fabian Schumacher, Burkhard Kleuser, Jürgen Seibel, Thomas Rudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00215/full