The pneumococcal two-component system SirRH is linked to enhanced intracellular survival of Streptococcus pneumoniae in influenza-infected pulmonary cells.

The virus-bacterial synergism implicated in secondary bacterial infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae following infection with epidemic or pandemic influenza A virus (IAV) is well documented. However, the molecular mechanisms behind such synergism remain largely ill-defined. In pneumocytes i...

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Main Authors: Nicolás M Reinoso-Vizcaíno, Melina B Cian, Paulo R Cortes, Nadia B Olivero, Mirelys Hernandez-Morfa, Germán E Piñas, Chandan Badapanda, Ankita Rathore, Daniel R Perez, José Echenique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008761