The Yin and Yang of Streptococcus Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis: a Model for Studying Polymicrobial Interactions | Zendy

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The Yin and Yang of Streptococcus Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis: a Model for Studying Polymicrobial Interactions

Author(s) -

Jessie E. Scott,

George A. O’Toole

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.00115-19

Subject(s) - biology , cystic fibrosis , lung , streptococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , yin and yang , immunology , pathology , bacteria , medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine

The streptococci are increasingly recognized as a core component of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung microbiome, yet the role that they play in CF lung disease is unclear. The presence of theStreptococcus milleri group (SMG; also known as the anginosus group streptococci [AGS]) correlates with exacerbation when these microbes are the predominant species in the lung.

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