Wrapup Day 3 and 4

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: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi7ivyml0vle2k1/Bacterial%20GWAS%20DEC%202018.pptx?dl=0

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