Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a significant threat to global health for which a vaccine and novel
treatment options are urgently needed. Glycans expressed by human cells are commonly …

While the global incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) remains well above
UNAIDS targets, sexual transmission HIV is surprisingly inefficient. A variety of host, viral …

Chlamydia trachomatis infections represent the predominant cause of bacterial sexually
transmitted infections. As an obligate intracellular bacterium, C. trachomatis is dependent on …

Murine models of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lower reproductive tract infection are valuable
systems for studying N. gonorrhoeae adaptation to the female host and immune responses …

The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea is on the rise worldwide and an increased
understanding of the mechanisms of colonization and pathogenesis of Neisseria …

The six-component maintenance of lipid asymmetry (Mla) system is responsible for
retrograde transport of phospholipids, ensuring the barrier function of the Gram-negative cell …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae interact with polarized T84 epithelial cells by engaging
carcinoembryonic antigen-related cellular adhesion molecule (CEACAM) receptors …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative bacterium of gonorrhoea, the second most common
bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is an obligate human pathogen and colonises …

The bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) is able to colonize and
penetrate the human mucosa, to avoid the host's defences and to persist in various …

Background. Genital inflammation is a key determinant of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) transmission, and may increase HIV-susceptible target cells and alter epithelial …