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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease |
Author: | Kadioglu, A. Weiser, J. Paton, J. Andrew, P. |
Citation: | Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008; 6(4):288-301 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1740-1526 1740-1534 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Aras Kadioglu, Jeffrey N. Weiser, James C. Paton and Peter W. Andrew |
Abstract: | Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that colonizes the mucosal surfaces of the host nasopharynx and upper airway. Through a combination of virulence-factor activity and an ability to evade the early components of the host immune response, this organism can spread from the upper respiratory tract to the sterile regions of the lower respiratory tract, which leads to pneumonia. In this Review, we describe how S. pneumoniae uses its armamentarium of virulence factors to colonize the upper and lower respiratory tracts of the host and cause disease. |
Keywords: | Respiratory System Nasopharynx Animals Humans Streptococcus pneumoniae Pneumococcal Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Virulence Factors Virulence |
DOI: | 10.1038/nrmicro1871 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1871 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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