Pneumococcal infections: KDM6B, a key epigenetic regulator in the cellular response

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have contributed to the discovery of a mechanism that regulates the response to pneumococcal infections between asymptomatic and severe forms. Pneumococci are bacteria that are naturally present in the human respiratory tract, but they are also one of the main causes of meningitis, pneumonia and acute otitis media.

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