title: Platelets interact with bacterial pathogens.
authors.forename: Oonagh
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D057131:Immune Evasion; D015539:Platelet Activation; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D005337:Fibrin