The Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade (NmUC) acts as a "chimeric pathogen" during infection of primary, human male, urethral epithelial cells.

Autor: Tzeng YL; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322  USA., Esposito DLA; Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205  USA., Nederveld AG; Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205  USA., Hardison RL; Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205  USA., Carter AM; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210  USA., Stephens DS; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322  USA.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322  USA., Norris Turner A; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210  USA.; Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210  USA., Bazan JA; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210  USA., Edwards JL; Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205  USA.; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43205  USA.

Publikováno v: The Journal of infectious diseases [J Infect Dis] 2024 Dec 05. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 05.