Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) results from ascension of sexually transmitted pathogens
from the lower genital tract to the uterus and/or fallopian tubes in women, with potential …

Bacteria colonize most of the human body, and the female genital tract is not an exception.
While the existence of a vaginal microbiota has been well established, the upper genital …

The concept of immunizing against gonorrhea has received renewed interest because of the
recent emergence of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that are resistant to most currently …

While infection by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is often asymptomatic in women, undetected
infections can ascend into the upper genital tract to elicit an inflammatory response that …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a human-specific pathogen that causes gonorrhea, the second
most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Disease progression, drug …

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is
characterized by a large number of neutrophils recruited to the site of infection. Therefore …

Commensal bacteria are crucial in maintaining host physiological homeostasis, immune
system development, and protection against pathogens. Despite their significance, the …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an obligatory human pathogen causes the sexually transmitted
disease gonorrhea, which remains a global health problem. N. gonorrhoeae primarily infects …

The history of Neisseria research has involved the use of a wide variety of vertebrate and
invertebrate animal models, from insects to humans. In this review, we itemise these models …

The human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae ascends into the upper female reproductive
tract to cause damaging inflammation within the Fallopian tubes and pelvic inflammatory …