Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of HrpA in Biofilm Formation of Neisseria meningitidis and Regulation of the hrpBAS Transcripts
R. Brock Neil, Michael A. Apicella
Molecular Pathogenesis
Functional Comparison of the Binding of Factor H Short Consensus Repeat 6 (SCR 6) to Factor H Binding Protein from Neisseria meningitidis and the Binding of Factor H SCR 18 to 20 to Neisseria gonorrhoeae Porin
Jutamas Shaughnessy, Lisa A. Lewis, Hanna Jarva, Sanjay Ram
Molecular Pathogenesis
The RNA Chaperone Hfq Is Involved in Stress Response and Virulence in Neisseria meningitidis and Is a Pleiotropic Regulator of Protein Expression
Laura Fantappiè, Matteo M. E. Metruccio, Kate L. Seib, Francesca Oriente, Elena Cartocci, Francesca Ferlicca, Marzia M. Giuliani, Vincenzo Scarlato, Isabel Delany
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Binding of Complement Factor H (fH) to Neisseria meningitidis Is Specific for Human fH and Inhibits Complement Activation by Rat and Rabbit Sera
Dan M. Granoff, Jo Anne Welsch, Sanjay Ram
Molecular Pathogenesis
Factor H-Binding Protein Is Important for Meningococcal Survival in Human Whole Blood and Serum and in the Presence of the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37
K. L. Seib, D. Serruto, F. Oriente, I. Delany, J. Adu-Bobie, D. Veggi, B. Aricò, R. Rappuoli, M. Pizza
Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification of Meningococcal Genes Necessary for Colonization of Human Upper Airway Tissue
Rachel M. Exley, Richard Sim, Linda Goodwin, Megan Winterbotham, Muriel C. Schneider, Robert C. Read, Christoph M. Tang
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions | Spotlight
Modification of Lipooligosaccharide with Phosphoethanolamine by LptA in Neisseria meningitidis Enhances Meningococcal Adhesion to Human Endothelial and Epithelial Cells
Hideyuki Takahashi, Russel W. Carlson, Artur Muszynski, Biswa Choudhury, Kwang Sik Kim, David S. Stephens, Haruo Watanabe
Molecular Pathogenesis
Meningococcal Outer Membrane Protein NhhA Is Essential for Colonization and Disease by Preventing Phagocytosis and Complement Attack
Hong Sjölinder, Jens Eriksson, Lisa Maudsdotter, Helena Aro, Ann-Beth Jonsson
Host Response and Inflammation
Important Role for Toll-Like Receptor 9 in Host Defense against Meningococcal Sepsis
Hong Sjölinder, Trine H. Mogensen, Mogens Kilian, Ann-Beth Jonsson, Søren R. Paludan
Molecular Pathogenesis
Neisseria meningitidis Escape from the Bactericidal Activity of a Monoclonal Antibody Is Mediated by Phase Variation of lgtG and Enhanced by a Mutator Phenotype
Christopher D. Bayliss, J. Claire Hoe, Katherine Makepeace, Patricia Martin, Derek W. Hood, E. Richard Moxon

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