ReviewMedical microbiology and immunology2010
Biofilm formation by the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
- The role of extracellular DNA inJournal of bacteriology · 2026Review
- Impact of host factors and invasive meningococci on bacterial adhesion, proliferation, primary nasal epithelial barrier function, and immune response.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Salivary and tonsillar microbiota across multiple sites in paediatric tonsillar hypertrophy and their associations with clinical factors.Journal of oral microbiology · 2025Article
- Virulence-linked adhesin drives mutualist colonization of the bee gut via biofilm formation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Multilayer Regulation ofMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- The Host-Pathogen Interactions and Epicellular Lifestyle ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Modelling evolutionary pathways for commensalism and hypervirulence inMicrobial genomics · 2021Article
- DNA Blocks the Lethal Effect of Human Beta-Defensin 2 AgainstFrontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Treatment ofJournal of bone and joint infection · 2020Article
- Deletion of D-Lactate Dehydrogenase A inFrontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
- Interstrain Cooperation in Meningococcal Biofilms: Role of Autotransporters NalP and AutA.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- Impact of Moderate Temperature Changes on Neisseria meningitidis Adhesion Phenotypes and Proteome.Infection and immunity · 2016Article
- Antimicrobial peptide resistance in Neisseria meningitidis.Biochimica et biophysica acta · 2015Review
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- Comparative genomic analysis reveals distinct genotypic features of the emerging pathogen Haemophilus influenzae type f.BMC genomics · 2014Article
- Meningococcal disease and the complement system.Virulence · 2014Review
- An ribonuclease T2 family protein modulates Acinetobacter baumannii abiotic surface colonization.PloS one · 2014Article
- Identification of a phage-encoded Ig-binding protein from invasive Neisseria meningitidis.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2013Article
- Identification of genes involved in Neisseria meningitidis colonization.Infection and immunity · 2013Article
- The biology of Neisseria adhesins.Biology · 2013Article
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Abstract
The past decade has seen an increasing interest in biofilm formation by Neisseria meningitidis, a human facultative pathogen causing life-threatening childhood disease commencing from asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonization. Studying the biology of in vitro biofilm formation improves the understanding of inter-bacterial processes in asymptomatic carriage, of bacterial aggregate formation on host cells, and of meningococcal population biology. This paper reviews publications referring to meningococcal biofilm formation with an emphasis on the role of motility and of extracellular DNA. The theory of sub-dividing the meningococcal population in settler and spreader lineages is discussed, which provides a mechanistic framework for the assumed balance of colonization efficacy and transmission frequency.
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