Innate immunity and the pneumococcus
GK Paterson, TJ Mitchell - Microbiology, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
Microbiology, 2006•microbiologyresearch.org
The innate immune system provides a non-specific first line of defence against microbes and
is crucial both in the development and effector stages of subsequent adaptive immune
responses. Consistent with its importance, study of the innate immune system is a broad and
fast-moving field. Here we provide an overview of the recent key advances made in this area
with relation to the important pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus).
is crucial both in the development and effector stages of subsequent adaptive immune
responses. Consistent with its importance, study of the innate immune system is a broad and
fast-moving field. Here we provide an overview of the recent key advances made in this area
with relation to the important pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus).
The innate immune system provides a non-specific first line of defence against microbes and is crucial both in the development and effector stages of subsequent adaptive immune responses. Consistent with its importance, study of the innate immune system is a broad and fast-moving field. Here we provide an overview of the recent key advances made in this area with relation to the important pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus).
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