Lactobacilli interfere with Streptococcus pyogenes hemolytic activity and adherence to host epithelial cells

Lactobacilli interfere with Streptococcus pyogenes hemolytic activity and adherence to host epithelial cells

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus (GAS)), a frequent colonizer of the respiratory tract mucosal surface, causes a variety of human diseases, ranging from pharyngitis to the life-threatening streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. Lactobacilli have been demonstrated to colonize the respi...

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Main Authors: Sunil D Saroj, Lisa Maudsdotter, Raquel Tavares, Ann-Beth Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Lactobacillus
Streptococcus pyogenes
microbiota
adherence
Streptolysin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01176/full

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