Meningitis in adolescents: the role of commensal microbiota

• Autores: James W. B. Moir
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 181-182
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The pathogen Neisseria meningitidis causes disease amongst infants and adolescents/young adults. Here we argue that disease amongst adolescents is due largely to interaction between N. meningitidis and other members of the upper respiratory tract microbiota, through a metabolic interaction involving exchange of propionic acid.