Wrapup

Overview

Teaching: 20 min
Exercises: 0 min

Questions

• Do your findings match the published data?

Objectives

• Understanding of the effects of specific virulence factors

Wrapup

The complete story describes platelet activation by the PblB protein. Slides (scroll to the end): https://klif.uu.nl/klif/mgen/concluding.pdf

The full manuscript can be found here: http://mbio.asm.org/content/8/1/e01984-16.

Key Points

• Phage-Derived Protein Induces Increased Platelet Activation and Is Associated with Mortality in Patients with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease