[HTML][HTML] Effects of expression of streptococcus pneumoniae PspC on the ability of streptococcus mitis to evade complement-mediated immunity

H Marshall, RJ José, M Kilian, FC Petersen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis are genetically closely related and both
frequently colonise the naso-oropharynx, yet S. pneumoniae is a common cause of invasive …

The adhesion and invasion mechanisms of Streptococci

Q Jiang, X Zhou, L Cheng, M Li - Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
Streptococci are common human pathogens, colonizing multiple parts of the human body
such as the upper respiratory tract, urethra, gastrointestinal tract, and oral cavity. Since they …

Investigating the Streptococcus sinensis competence regulon through a combination of transcriptome analysis and phenotypic evaluation

AA Brennan, A Harrington, M Guo… - …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Streptococcus sinensis is a recently identified member of the Mitis group of streptococci. This
species has been associated with infective endocarditis; however its mechanisms of …

In Vivo Relationship between the Nano-Biomechanical Properties of Streptococcal Polysaccharide Capsules and Virulence Phenotype

H Marshall, S Aguayo, M Kilian, F Petersen, L Bozec… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In common with many bacterial pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae has a
polysaccharide capsule which facilitates immune evasion and determines virulence. Recent …

[PDF][PDF] A quorum-sensing system that regulates Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm formation and surface polysaccharide production. mSphere 2: e00324-17

R Junges, G Salvadori, S Shekhar, HA Åmdal… - 2017 - researchgate.net
Despite vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae kills more than a million people yearly. Thus,
understanding how pneumococci transition from commensals to pathogens is particularly …

Capsule expression in Streptococcus mitis modulates interaction with oral keratinocytes and alters susceptibility to human antimicrobial peptides

HV Rukke, SA Engen, K Schenck… - Molecular oral …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus mitis is a colonizer of the oral cavity and the nasopharynx, and is closely
related to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Both species occur in encapsulated and …

Analyzing macrophage infection at the organ level

RG Hames, Z Jasiunaite, JJ Wanford… - … Vaccines: Methods and …, 2021 - Springer
Classical in vivo infection models are oftentimes associated with speculation due to the
many physiological factors that are unseen or not accounted for when analyzing …

Streptococcus iniae cpsG alters capsular carbohydrate composition and is a cause of serotype switching in vaccinated fish

C Heath, CM Gillen, P Chrysanthopoulos… - Veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Streptococcus iniae causes septicaemia and meningitis in marine and freshwater fish
wherever they are farmed in warm-temperate and tropical regions. Although serotype …

Molecular mechanisms driving Streptococcus mitis entry into human gingival fibroblasts in presence of chitlac-nAg and saliva

M Di Giulio, V Di Valerio, D Bosco, E Marsich… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
The molecular mechanisms leading to Streptococcus mitis capability of entering oral cells
were investigated in a co-culture of S. mitis and Human Gingival Fibroblasts (HGFs) in the …

白血病患儿中性粒细胞缺乏合并草绿色链球菌脓毒症临床分析

万媛媛, 吴珺, 张乐萍 - 临床儿科杂志, 2021 - jcp.xinhuamed.com.cn
目的了解儿童白血病中性粒细胞缺乏合并草绿色链球菌脓毒症的危险因素及临床特征.
方法回顾分析111 例白血病中性粒细胞缺乏合并脓毒症患儿的临床资料. 结果111 …