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Abstract
Streptococcus agalactiae is an important human pathogen causing severe neonatal infections. During the course of infection, S. agalactiae colonizes and invades a number of different host compartments. Bacterial molecules including the polysaccharide capsule, the hemolysin, the C5a peptidase, the C-proteins, the hyaluronate lyase and a number of unknown bacterial components determine the interaction with host tissues. This review summarizes our current knowledge about these interactions.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11137046 DOI: 10.1016/s1286-4579(00)01328-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700