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Neeraj K Surana

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Box 103055, Durham, NC 27710
3 Genome Ct, MSRBIII Room 4126, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Characterization of the Human Microbiome in Health and Disease

Book section · January 1, 2025 Commensal microbes are responsible for or associated with a seemingly innumerable list of physiological functions, such as colonization resistance, metabolism, behavior, carcinogenesis, and regulating various functions of the immune system. The microbiota ... Full text Cite

The microbiota and infectious diseases

Book section · January 1, 2019 Studies over the last decade have transformed our previously simplistic view of microbes having only a pathogenic role in disease to a more robust understanding that they are critical for maintaining human health. Indeed, our microbiota-the collection of c ... Full text Cite

Structural Determinants of Haemophilus influenzae Adherence to Host Epithelia: Variations on Type V Secretion

Book section · January 1, 2014 This chapter focuses on Hap, the HMW1/HMW2 adhesins, and the Hia/Hsf adhesins. All of these adhesive proteins are grouped in the type V secretion pathway, which includes the autotransporter pathway and the two-partner secretion (TPS) pathway. Hap is ubiqui ... Full text Cite