Microevolution of Neisseria lactamica during nasopharyngeal colonisation induced by controlled human infection

oleh: Anish Pandey, David W. Cleary, Jay R. Laver, Andrew Gorringe, Alice M. Deasy, Adam P. Dale, Paul D. Morris, Xavier Didelot, Martin C. J. Maiden, Robert C. Read

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Carriage of Neisseria lactamica, a harmless coloniser of the human respiratory tract, is inversely correlated with Neisseria meningitidis infection. Here, Pandey et al. provide insights into micro-evolutionary processes in N. lactamica during controlled infection of healthy volunteers.