Dectin-1 (CLEC7A) is a pattern-recognition receptor known for its essential role in antifungal defense, and may also be associated with antibacterial immunity. Here we show that in murine pneumonia models, Dectin-1 deficiency impaired pulmonary clearance of Streptococcus pneu-moniae and Haemophilus ...
ORGANISM(S): Haemophilus influenzae 2019