The Streptococcus suis factor H-binding protein: A key to unlocking the blood-brain barrier and access the central nervous system?

Virulence. 2017 Oct 3;8(7):1081-1084. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1342027. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Authors

Jean-Philippe Auger¹, Marcelo Gottschalk¹

Affiliation

¹ a Streptococcus suis Research Laboratory, Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) & Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Montreal , St-Hyacinthe , QC , Canada.

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Keywords: Streptococcus suis; blood-brain barrier; factor H-binding protein; meningitis; virulence factor.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Blood-Brain Barrier*
Carrier Proteins
Complement Factor H
Humans
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus suis / immunology*
Virulence

Substances

Carrier Proteins
Complement Factor H