<named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus agalactiae</named-content> Induces Placental Macrophages To Release Extracellular Traps Loaded with Tissue Remodeling Enzymes via an Oxidative Burst-Dependent Mechanism

ABSTRACT Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B Streptococcus (GBS), is a common perinatal pathogen. GBS colonization of the vaginal mucosa during pregnancy is a risk factor for invasive infection of the fetal membranes (chorioamnionitis) and its consequences such as membrane rupture, preterm labor, s...

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Main Authors: Ryan S. Doster, Jessica A. Sutton, Lisa M. Rogers, David M. Aronoff, Jennifer A. Gaddy
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5bf2d5cce90b459b92809d352647c769
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