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Distinct Effects on Diversifying Selection by Two Mechanisms of Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Antigenic variation to evade host immunity has long been assumed to be a driving force of diversifying selection in pathogens. Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is central to the organism's transmission and therefore evolution, is limited by two arms of the immune system: antibody...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23144610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002989 |