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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Main Authors: Emilio Siena, Margherita Bodini, Duccio Medini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S200103701730096X