TLR2 Signaling Decreases Transmission of by Limiting Bacterial Shedding in an Infant Mouse Influenza A Co-infection Model

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In this study, we sought to identify factors contributing to the transmission of the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus), a major cause of otitis media, pneumonia, and septicemia. Often found as a co-infection with other bacterial and viral pathogens, the pneumococcus is commonly carried by young children and is spread by close human contact, most likely through large droplet respiratory secretions. The specific determinants of bacterial transmission, however, have not been identified. This report details our use of an infant mouse model of transmission, which includes influenza A co-infection, to elucidate the mechanism of host-to-host transmission. We found that the inflammatory response to influenza, which is aggravated in the context of weakened host defense, promotes transmission by inducing bacterial shedding from the mouse nose. These results show how a bacterial pathogen exploits the host immune response to spread from one host to the next.

Vyšlo v časopise: TLR2 Signaling Decreases Transmission of by Limiting Bacterial Shedding in an Infant Mouse Influenza A Co-infection Model. PLoS Pathog 10(8): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004339
Kategorie: Research Article
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