The New Microbiology by Pascale Cossart

Author:Pascale Cossart [Cossart, Pascale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683673019
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2020-01-24T00:00:00+00:00

Escaping the host’s defenses and antigenic variation

N. meningitidis is characterized by its ability to greatly modify its surface. Surface proteins of a specific family may be replaced by a protein of the same family, slightly altered to avoid recognition by the host and specifically by the host's antibodies. This is “antigenic variation,” a property of many pathogenic bacteria including Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterial cause of gonorrhea. Neisseria spp. possess natural competence; they are able to internalize DNA at any phase of their growth.

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