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Extracellular Matrix Formation Enhances the Ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to Cause Invasive Disease
During infection, pneumococci exist mainly in sessile biofilms rather than in planktonic form, except during sepsis. However, relatively little is known about how biofilms contribute to pneumococcal pathogenesis. Here, we carried out a biofilm assay on opaque and transparent variants of a clinical s...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21611130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019844 |