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Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; anaerobes; propionic acid; symbiosis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25818619 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079