How meningitis-causing bacteria invade the brain
Experiments in mice show the microbes hijack cells in the brain’s protective cover
![An illustration of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, represented as orange circles, infecting brain cells.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/030123_jr_bacterial-meningitis_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are one of the main causes of bacterial meningitis. In this illustration, the bacteria (orange) are infecting brain cells.
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