Most commensal and pathogenic bacteria interacting with eukaryotic hosts express
adhesive molecules on their surfaces that promote interaction with host cell receptors or with …

The pneumococcus is the classic Gram-positive extracellular pathogen. The medical burden
of diseases it causes is amongst the greatest in the world. Intense study for more than 100 …

The innate immunity plays a critical role in host protection against pathogens and it relies
amongst others on pattern recognition receptors such as the Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) and …

Summary Background Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria
meningitidis, which are typically transmitted via respiratory droplets, are leading causes of …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause of community-
acquired pneumonia, with high morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. A major feature of …

The past 2 decades have brought worrying increases in severe Streptococcus pyogenes
diseases globally. To investigate and compare the epidemiological patterns of these …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Pneumococci can counteract the action of neutrophils with an antiphagocytic capsule and …

Objectives: The intestinal mucosa is constantly exposed to a dense and highly dynamic
microbial flora and challenged by a variety of enteropathogenic bacteria. Antibacterial …

In an attempt to compare the epidemiology of severe Streptococcus pyogenes infection
within Europe, prospective data were collected through the Strep-EURO program …

Pneumococcus is one of the most important human pathogens that causes life-threatening
invasive diseases, especially at the extremities of age. Capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) …