Usvyatsov, B.Ya., Pan’kov, A.S., Bukharin, O.V.

Mechanisms of interaction of associative symbionts during viral-bacterial infections

Institute of Cellular and Extracellular Symbiosis; State Medical Academy, Orenburg, Russia

Literature data about mechanisms of interaction between viruses and bacteria in circumstances of associative symbiosis are summarized. Interactions of influenza viruses, adenoviruses, Coxsackie viruses with different taxons of pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria are showed. Influence of these interactions on pathogenicity factors of viruses and bacteria is multidirectional (induction, suppression) which could determine the course of infectious process.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2009, No. 2, P. 117—121