The genus Streptococcus,a gram-positive bacterium,con-tains species associated with immune activation at morbid outcomes,including scarlet fever,endocarditis,meningitis,and rheumatic fever.In both stool and saliva,the...The genus Streptococcus,a gram-positive bacterium,con-tains species associated with immune activation at morbid outcomes,including scarlet fever,endocarditis,meningitis,and rheumatic fever.In both stool and saliva,there is a pos-itive correlation between Streptococcus abundance and Sjogren’s syndrome(SS)and systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).展开更多
基金supported by the National Institutes of Health,Bethesda,MD[No.5P50 AR070591(J.P.B.),5R21 AR071106(J.P.B.and C.D.L.),AR-4-2220(J.P.B.),P30AR073750(JAJ),UM1AI144292(JAJ)].
文摘The genus Streptococcus,a gram-positive bacterium,con-tains species associated with immune activation at morbid outcomes,including scarlet fever,endocarditis,meningitis,and rheumatic fever.In both stool and saliva,there is a pos-itive correlation between Streptococcus abundance and Sjogren’s syndrome(SS)and systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).