Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds to Host Lactate Dehydrogenase via PspA and PspC To Enhance Virulence

mBio (Jun 2021)

Affiliations

Sang-Sang Park: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe: Infectious Diseases and Genomic Medicine Group, J Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Eriel Martínez: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Joanetha Yvette Hale: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Yi-Han Lin: Infectious Diseases and Genomic Medicine Group, J Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Joshua T. Huffines: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Katherine L. Kruckow: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
David E. Briles: Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Carlos J. Orihuela: ORCiD; Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniaeSpn