Interplay Between Virulence and Variability Factors as a Potential Driver of Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently found in the upper respiratory tract of the human population.Despite its prevalence as a commensal organism, Nm can occasionally invade the pharyngeal mucosal epithelium causing septicemia and life-threatening disease.A number of studies have tried to identify factors that are responsible for the onset of a