Attachment and invasion of neisseria meningitidis to host cells is related to surface hydrophobicity, bacterial cell size and capsule

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  • who: Stephanie N. Bartley and colleagues from the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia have published the research work: Attachment and Invasion of Neisseria meningitidis to Host Cells Is Related to Surface Hydrophobicity, Bacterial Cell Size and Capsule, in the Journal: PLOS ONE | www.plosone.org of May/28,/2012
  • what: This study shows that there is diversity in bacterial cell surface area and surface hydrophobicity within meningitidis which influence steps in meningococcal pathogenesis.
  • how: As the rate . . .

     

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