Group B Streptococcus Hijacks the Host Plasminogen System to Promote Brain Endothelial Cell Invasion

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Bacterial Plasminogen Receptors Utilize Host Plasminogen System for Effective Invasion and Dissemination

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Bacterial Pili exploit integrin machinery to promote immune activation and efficient blood-brain barrier penetration

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Glycosaminoglycan Binding Facilitates Entry of a Bacterial Pathogen into Central Nervous Systems

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Plasminogen- and Fibronectin-binding Protein B Is Involved in the Adherence ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeto Human Epithelial Cells

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The surface protein HvgA mediates group B streptococcus hypervirulence and meningeal tropism in neonates

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The Group B Streptococcal Serine‐Rich Repeat 1 Glycoprotein Mediates Penetration of the Blood‐Brain Barrier

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Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children

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Surface-Associated Plasminogen Binding of Cryptococcus neoformans Promotes Extracellular Matrix Invasion

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Mechanisms of meningeal invasion by a bacterial extracellular pathogen, the example of Neisseria meningitidis

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Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of group B Streptococcus virulence

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Plasminogen binding by oral streptococci from dental plaque and inflammatory lesions

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Mechanisms of microbial traversal of the blood–brain barrier

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