Immune Homeostatic Macrophages Programmed by the Bacterial Surface Protein NhhA Potentiate Nasopharyngeal Carriage of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Neisseria meningitidis</named-content>

ABSTRACT Neisseria meningitidis colonizes the nasopharyngeal mucosa of healthy populations asymptomatically, although the bacterial surface is rich in motifs that activate the host innate immunity. What determines the tolerant host response to this bacterium in asymptomatic carriers is poorly unders...

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Main Authors: Xiao Wang, Mikael Sjölinder, Yumin Gao, Yi Wan, Hong Sjölinder
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d22e710b698a458fbad539d00151faab
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