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Recognition of Neisseria meningitidis by the long pentraxin PTX3 and its role as an endogenous adjuvant. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a non-redundant component of the humoral arm of innate immunity. The present study was designed to investigate the interaction of PTX3 with Neisseria meningitidis.
Barbara Bottazzi, Laura Santini, Silvana Savino, Marzia M Giuliani, Ana I Dueñas Díez, Giuseppe Mancuso, Concetta Beninati, Marina Sironi, Sonia Valentino, Livija Deban, Cecilia Garlanda, Giuseppe Teti, Mariagrazia Pizza, Rino Rappuoli, Alberto Mantovani   +14 more
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The Host-Pathogen Interactions and Epicellular Lifestyle of Neisseria meningitidis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative diplococcus and a transient commensal of the human nasopharynx. It shares and competes for this niche with a number of other Neisseria species including N. lactamica, N. cinerea and N. mucosa.
August Mikucki, Nicolie R. McCluskey, Nicolie R. McCluskey, Charlene M. Kahler   +3 more
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Metabolism and virulence in Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014
A longstanding question in infection biology addresses the genetic basis for invasive behavior in commensal pathogens. A prime example for such a pathogen is Neisseria meningitidis. On the one hand it is a harmless commensal bacterium exquisitely adapted to humans, and on the other hand it sometimes behaves like a ferocious pathogen causing potentially
Schoen, Christoph, Kischkies, Laura, Elias, Johannes, Ampattu, Biju Joseph   +3 more
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Development of Lipid Nanoparticles [LNP]-RNA Vaccine Against Neisseria Meningitidis CPS Gene Locus Facilitating the Synthesis of The Capsular Polysaccharide in Egypt [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023
Background: Neisseria meningitidis meningitis is a dangerous, widespread illness in Egypt nowadays. Immunity lasts a long time. Worldwide, meningitis and meningococcemia, which are caused by Neisseria meningitidis, are the leading infectious causes of ...
Mohammed Kassab
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Genealogical typing of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

Microbiology, 2009
Despite the increasing popularity of multilocus sequence typing (MLST), the most appropriate method for characterizing bacterial variation and facilitating epidemiological investigations remains a matter of debate. Here, we propose that different typing schemes should be compared on the basis of their power to infer clonal relationships and investigate
Didelot, X, Urwin, R, Maiden, M, Falush, D   +3 more
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The prevalence of side-effects: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg single dose prophylaxis against Neisseria Meningitidis outbreak in Potchefstroom during July 2003

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2004
Potchefstroom experienced an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) during May-July 2003. An opportunity for obtaining valuable data arose when mass prophylactic treatment to approximately 28% of the Potchefstroom community was provided by ...
Michelle Viljoen, Martie S Lubbe, Rina CL Meyer   +2 more
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Neisseria meningitidis Induced Fatal Waterhouse–Friderichsen Syndrome in a Patient Presenting With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Multiple Organ Failure

Brain Sciences, 2020
Neisseria meningitidis-induced acute systemic meningococcal disease is an emergency and a fatal condition that has a high mortality rate. In patients with a fulminant infection, a maculopapular petechial eruption, purpura fulminans, or an ecchymotic ...
Meng-Yu Wu, Chien-Sheng Chen, Chih-Yi Tsay, Giou-Teng Yiang, Jian-Yu Ke, Po-Chen Lin   +5 more
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Expression of phosphofructokinase in Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

Microbiology, 2010
Neisseria meningitidisserogroup B is a pathogen that can infect diverse sites within the human host. According to theN. meningitidisgenomic information and experimental observations, glucose can be completely catabolized through the Entner–Doudoroff pathway and the pentose phosphate pathway. The Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway is not functional, because
Baart, G.J.E., Langenhof, M., van de Waterbeemd, B., Hamstra, H.J., Zomer, B., van der Pol, L.A., Beuvery, E.C., Tramper, J., Martens, D.E.   +8 more
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Pericarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135

IDCases, 2018
Neisseria meningitidis is a well-recognized cause of bacterial meningitis. Although less common, N. meningitidis can also involve extra-meningeal sites, including the pericardium.
Takashi Shinha, Hiroshi Fujita
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Towards the Immunoproteome of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Despite the introduction of conjugated polysaccharide vaccines for many of the Neisseria meningitidis serogroups, neisserial infections continue to cause septicaemia and meningitis across the world. This is in part due to the difficulties in developing a, cross-protective vaccine that is effective against all serogroups, including serogroup B ...
Mendum, TA, Newcombe, J, McNeilly, CL, McFadden, J   +3 more
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