Kingella kingae Surface Polysaccharides Promote Resistance to Neutrophil Phagocytosis and Killing
ABSTRACT Bacterial pathogens have evolved strategies that enable them to evade neutrophil-mediated killing.The Gram-negative coccobacillus Kingella kingae is an emerging pediatric pathogen and is increasingly recognized as a common etiological agent of osteoarticular infections and bacteremia in young children.K.kingae produces a polysaccharide cap