ArticleInfection and immunity2004
Moraxella catarrhalis coaggregates with Streptococcus pyogenes and modulates interactions of S. pyogenes with human epithelial cells.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Treatment Challenges of Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngo-Tonsillitis.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2017Review
- Microbiological Features of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Bulgarian Children for the Period 1998-2014.Balkan medical journal · 2016Article
- The role of the local microbial ecosystem in respiratory health and disease.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2015Review
- Penicillin failure in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngo-tonsillitis.Current infectious disease reports · 2013Article
- Protective mechanisms of respiratory tract Streptococci against Streptococcus pyogenes biofilm formation and epithelial cell infection.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2013Article
- Viral and bacterial interactions in the upper respiratory tract.PLoS pathogens · 2013Review
- Differential virulence gene expression of group A Streptococcus serotype M3 in response to co-culture with Moraxella catarrhalis.PloS one · 2013Article
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- Adhesion of Moraxella catarrhalis to human bronchial epithelium characterized by a novel fluorescence-based assay.Medical microbiology and immunology · 2006Article
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Abstract
The pathogens Streptococcus pyogenes and Moraxella catarrhalis colonize overlapping regions of the human nasopharynx. We have found that M. catarrhalis can dramatically increase S. pyogenes adherence to human epithelial cells and that species-specific coaggregation of these bacteria correlates with this enhanced adherence.
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