Effect of gonococcal lipooligosaccharide variation on human monocytic cytokine profile

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Neisseria gonorrhoeae </it>is an obligate human pathogen that causes significant worldwide morbidity. <it>N. gonorrhoeae </it>expresses lipooligosaccharide (LOS), a phase variable molecule that plays an im...

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Main Authors: Stein Daniel C, Patrone Julia B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/7