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Genome flexibility in Neisseria meningitidis

Vaccine, 2009
Neisseria meningitidis usually lives as a commensal bacterium in the upper airways of humans. However, occasionally some strains can also cause life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and bacterial meningitis. Comparative genomics demonstrates that only very subtle genetic differences between carriage and disease strains might be responsible for the ...
Hervé Tettelin, Matthias Frosch, Christoph Schoen, Julian Parkhill   +3 more
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Sulphonamide resistant commensal Neisseria with alterations in the dihydropteroate synthase can be isolated from carriers not exposed to sulphonamides

BMC Microbiology, 2002
Background Development of sulphonamide resistance in Neisseria meningitidis has been suggested to involve horizontal DNA-transfer from a commensal Neisseria species.
Swedberg Göte, Qvarnström Yvonne
doaj   +1 more source

Commensal Neisseria cinerea impairs Neisseria meningitidis microcolony development and reduces pathogen colonisation of epithelial cells.

PLoS Pathogens, 2020
It is increasingly being recognised that the interplay between commensal and pathogenic bacteria can dictate the outcome of infection. Consequently, there is a need to understand how commensals interact with their human host and influence pathogen ...
Rafael Custodio, Errin Johnson, Guangyu Liu, Christoph M Tang, Rachel M Exley   +4 more
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Meningococcal Meningitis (2016 to 2018) Four Years after the Introduction of Serogroup A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Benin

Advances in Public Health, 2020
Objectives. This study aims to study the epidemiological and geographic characteristics of the meningococcal serogroups four years after the introduction of serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine. Methods.
Togbemabou Primous Martial Godjedo, Alidehou Jerrold Agbankpe, Moussiliou Noël Paraiso, Tamegnon Victorien Dougnon, Marie Hidjo, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honore Bankole   +6 more
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Characterization of strains of Neisseria meningitidis causing meningococcal meningitis in Mozambique, 2014: Implications for vaccination against meningococcal meningitis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:In sub Saharan Africa, the epidemiology, including the distribution of serogroups of strains of N. meningitidis is poorly investigated in countries outside "the meningitis belt".
Alcides Moniz Munguambe, António Eugénio Castro Cardoso de Almeida, Aquino Albino Nhantumbo, Charlotte Elizabeth Come, Tomás Francisco Zimba, José Paulo Langa, Ivano de Filippis, Eduardo Samo Gudo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neisseria meningitidis: pathogenesis and immunity

Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2015
The recent advances in cellular microbiology, genomics, and immunology has opened new horizons in the understanding of meningococcal pathogenesis and in the definition of new prophylactic intervention. It is now clear that Neissera meningitidis has evolved a number of surface structures to mediate interaction with host cells and a number of mechanisms ...
Pizza, Mariagrazia, Rappuoli, Rino
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Chronic meningococcemia presenting with recurrent painful rash and poly-arthralgia without fever

IDCases, 2018
Chronic meningococcemia is an uncommon disorder, representing a diagnostic challenge. Classically, this pathology would be considered in young adults with a history of episodes of fever, disseminated cutaneous vasculitis and arthralgia.
C. Delwaide, P. De Leeuw, A. François, P. Beckers, V. Hennaux, Ph. Lefèvre   +5 more
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Development of group B meningococcal vaccine: a progress review

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is a respiratory infectious disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, most commonly manifesting as meningitis and septicaemia.
Wei ZHAO, Shuang BAI, Yan-li KANG
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review of Polymer and Antimicrobial Drug Combinations for Enhanced Antimicrobial Applications

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized using eco‐friendly green synthesis approaches exhibit remarkable antimicrobial activity and enhanced drug delivery potential. Polymer‐AgNPs conjugates further improve drug stability and targeted delivery, offering a multifunctional platform for biomedical applications.
Mukil Madhusudanan, Jian Zhang, Santosh Pandit, Priyanka Singh, Geum‐Jae Jeong, Fazlurrahman Khan, Ivan Mijakovic   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reactivity of Carbohydrate Phosphodiesters, Potential Targets of Antibacterial Agents

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
A simple carbohydrate phosphodiester model was synthesized to compare the reactivity of phosphodiester bonds within carbohydrates and RNA. ABSTRACT While monosaccharide units in bacterial carbohydrates may be linked with phosphodiester bonds, human carbohydrates exclusively contain glycosidic linkages.
Eero Sillanpää, Tuomas Lönnberg, Satu Mikkola   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source