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Iron-carrying extracellular vesicles are key to respiratory viral-bacterial co-infection – EurekAlert
The vesicles associate with bacterial cells and supply them with essential nutrients, promoting the growth of expansive bacterial communities.
IMAGE: Associate professor in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Credit: University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2021 – The mechanism by which acute viral respiratory infections promote secondary bacterial growth and infection in the airways depends on iron-carrying extracellular sacs secreted by the cells lining the host’s airways, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a paper published…
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