Streptococcus pneumoniae resists intracellular killing by olfactory ensheathing cells but not by microglia

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are a type of specialized glial cell currently considered as having a double function in the nervous system: one regenerative, and another immune. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major agent of severe infections in humans, including meningitis. It is commonly found i...

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Main Authors: Macedo-Ramos, Hugo, Ruiz-Mendoza, Susana, Mariante, Rafael M., Guimarães, Erick V., Quadros-de-Souza, Lucas C., Paiva, Mauricio M., Ferreira, Eliane de O., Pinto, Tatiana C. A., Teixeira, Lucia M., Allodi, Silvana, Baetas-da-Cruz, Wagner
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101813/