Airway Mucus Restricts Neisseria meningitidis Away from Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells and Protects the Mucosa from Inflammation

Airway Mucus Restricts Neisseria meningitidis Away from Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells and Protects the Mucosa from Inflammation

N. meningitidis is transmitted from person to person by aerosol droplets produced by breathing, talking, or coughing or by direct contact with a contaminated fluid. The natural reservoir of N. meningitidis is the human nasopharynx mucosa, located at the back of the nose and above the oropharynx. The...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Audry, Catherine Robbe-Masselot, Jean-Philippe Barnier, Benoit Gachet, Bruno Saubaméa, Alain Schmitt, Sophia Schönherr-Hellec, Renaud Léonard, Xavier Nassif, Mathieu Coureuil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
airway mucus
host-pathogen interaction
meningitis
nasopharynx
neisseria meningitidis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00494-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00494-19

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