Nasopharyngeal Colonization and Invasive Disease Are Enhanced by the Cell Wall Hydrolases LytB and LytC of Streptococcus pneumoniae

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the human nasopharynx and one of the major pathogens causing invasive disease worldwide. Dissection of the molecular pathways responsible for colonization, invasion, and evasion of the immune system will provide new targets for antimicrob...

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Autores principales: Ramos-Sevillano, Elisa, Moscoso, Miriam, García, Pedro, García, Ernesto, Yuste, Jose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023626

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023626

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