Immune modulation by group B Streptococcus influences host susceptibility to urinary tract infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Gilbert NM, Hultgren SJ, Lewis AL. Immune modulation by group B Streptococcus influences host susceptibility to urinary tract infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 2012 Dec; 80(12):4186-94.

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subject areas

Animals
Escherichia coli Infections
Female
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Kidney
Macrophages
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Pyelonephritis
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus agalactiae
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Virulence

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Kim Kline

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