Interplay Between Virulence and Variability Factors as a Potential Driver of Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently found in the upper respiratory tract of the human population. Despite its prevalence as a commensal organism, Nm can occasionally invade the pharyngeal mucosal epithelium causing septicemia and life-threatening disease. A number of studies have tried to iden...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S200103701730096X |