Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are two obligate human pathogens that
have evolved to be uniquely adapted to their host. The meningococcus is frequently carried …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge in many domains including
diagnosis, pathogenesis, prevention, treatment, drug resistance and long-term protection of …

Background Pharyngeal colonisation by the commensal bacterium Neisseria lactamica
inhibits colonisation by Neisseria meningitidis and has an inverse epidemiological …

Vaccination has been shown to be the most effective means of preventing infectious
diseases, although older people commonly have a suboptimal immune response to …

Introduction Infant upper respiratory microbiota are derived partly from the maternal
respiratory tract, and certain microbiota are associated with altered risk of infections and …

The history of Neisseria research has involved the use of a wide variety of vertebrate and
invertebrate animal models, from insects to humans. In this review, we itemise these models …

Neisseria lactamica is a nonpathogenic commensal of the human upper respiratory tract that
has been associated with protection against N. meningitidis colonization and disease. We …

The infant respiratory microbiome is derived largely from its mother and is associated with 3
downstream health and disease. Manipulating maternal respiratory flora peripartum to 4 …

The sexually transmitted pathogen, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, undergoes natural
transformation at high frequency. This property has led to the rapid dissemination of …

Meningococcal disease is a globally important cause of mortality and morbidity, particularly
in the meningitis belt of Sub-Saharan Africa. The causative agent, Neisseria meningitidis …