Induction of Innate Immune Responses by Commensal and Pathogenic Neisseria Species

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiological agent of gonorrhea, infects over 62 million people annually worldwide. Many of these infections occur asymptomatically, demonstrating that N. gonorrhoeae can infect mucosal epithelia without causing overt disease. The Neisseria genus also contains over eight co...

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Main Author: Wade, Laura Katherine
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244816