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β-Hemolysin/cytolysin of Group B Streptococcus enhances host inflammation but is dispensable for est...

β-Hemolysin/cytolysin of Group B Streptococcus enhances host inflammation but is dispensable for est...

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β-Hemolysin/cytolysin of Group B Streptococcus enhances host inflammation but is dispensable for establishment of urinary tract infection

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β-Hemolysin/cytolysin of Group B Streptococcus enhances host inflammation but is dispensable for establishment of urinary tract infection

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2013-03, Vol.8 (3), p.e59091

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is a major human pathogen that disproportionately affects neonates and women in the peripartum period and is an emerging cause of infection in older adults. The primary toxin of GBS, β-hemolysin/cytolysin (βH/C), has a well-defined role in the pathogenesis of invasive disease, but its role in ur...

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β-Hemolysin/cytolysin of Group B Streptococcus enhances host inflammation but is dispensable for establishment of urinary tract infection

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1330882351

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1330882351

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1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0059091

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