The Public Health Policy Implications of Understanding Metabiosis

In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Siegel et al. (2014) report that colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae is facilitated by coinfection with influenza virus through utilization of sialic acids cleaved by the viral neuraminidase. The implications of this finding for use of influenza antivir...

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Published in:Cell host & microbe 2014-07, Vol.16 (1), p.3-4
Main Author: McCullers, Jonathan A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Coinfection - pathology
Microbial Interactions
Orthomyxoviridae - growth & development
Orthomyxoviridae Infections - complications
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - complications
Sialic Acids - metabolism
Streptococcus pneumoniae - growth & development
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Summary:In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Siegel et al. (2014) report that colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae is facilitated by coinfection with influenza virus through utilization of sialic acids cleaved by the viral neuraminidase. The implications of this finding for use of influenza antivirals to prevent flu-related complications are discussed.
ISSN:1931-3128
1934-6069
DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2014.06.010