Nontypeable Pneumococci Can Be Divided into Multiple cps Types, Including One Type Expressing the Novel Gene pspK

Although virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae is associated with its capsule, some pathogenic S. pneumoniae isolates lack capsules and are serologically nontypeable (NT). We obtained 64 isolates that were identified as NT “pneumococci” (i.e., bacteria satisfying the conventional definition but with...

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Autores principales: Park, In Ho, Kim, Kyung-Hyo, Andrade, Ana Lucia, Briles, David E., McDaniel, Larry S., Nahm, Moon H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532557
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00035-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532557
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00035-12

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