Meningitis in adolescents: The role of commensal microbiota

James W. B. Moir

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.004

Meningitis in adolescents: The role of commensal microbiota

James W. B. Moir^*

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Abstract

The pathogen Neisseria meningitidis causes disease amongst infants and adolescents/young adults. Here we argue that disease amongst adolescents is due largely to interaction between N. meningitidis and other members of the upper respiratory tract microbiota, through a metabolic interaction involving exchange of propionic acid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-182
Number of pages	2
Journal	Trends in microbiology
Volume	23
Issue number	4
Early online date	26 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.004
Publication status	Published - Apr 2015

Keywords

Anaerobes
Neisseria meningitidis
Propionic acid
Symbiosis

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