Host species-specific damage to oviduct mucosa by Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipopolysaccharide

C. R. Gregg, A. P. Johnson, D. Taylor-Robinson, M. A. Melly, Z. A. McGee

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Abstract

The selective toxicity of gonococcal lipopolysaccharide for the mucosa human fallopian tubes, which is demonstrated in these studies, may be responsible in part of the specificity of naturally occurring gonococcal infections for humans.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1056-1058
Number of pages3
JournalUnknown Journal
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases

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