Effect of host lactate on gonococci and meningococci: New concepts on the role of metabolites in pathogenicity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4190-4198

  Smith, Harry ^a   Tang, Christoph M ^b   Exley, Rachel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; CYTOKINE; LACTIC ACID; PERMEASE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CARBON SOURCE; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HOST; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LCTP GENE; LST GENE; METABOLITE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIAC GENE; SIAD GENE; SIALYLATION;

ANIMALS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 34548497441     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00117-07     Document Type: Short Survey

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