Antibodies Reactive to Commensal Streptococcus mitis Show Cross-Reactivity With Virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes
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The Oral Commensal Streptococcus mitis Shows a Mixed Memory Th Cell Signature That Is Similar to and Cross-Reactive with Streptococcus pneumoniae
BACKGROUND Carriage of and infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is known to predominantly induce T helper 17 (Th17) responses in humans, but the types of Th cells showing reactivity towards commensal streptococci with low pathogenic potential, such as the oral commensals S. mitis and S. salivarius, remain uncharacterized. METHODS Memory CD4(+) T helper (Th) cell subsets were isolated from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00747