Compromised Defenses: Exploitation of Epithelial Responses During Viral-Bacterial Co-Infection of the Respiratory Tract

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Jeffrey A. Melvin,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jennifer M. Bomberger

* E-mail: jbomb@pitt.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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About the Authors

Jeffrey A. Melvin

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jennifer M. Bomberger

* E-mail: jbomb@pitt.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Respiratory infections
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Epithelium
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Viral transmission and infection
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Bacterial diseases
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Influenza
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Pneumococcus
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Bacterial pathogens
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Interferons
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