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Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae Virulence-Related Genes in the Nasopharynx of Healthy Children

Colonization and persistence in the human nasopharynx are prerequisites for Streptococcus pneumoniae disease and carriage acquisition, which normally occurs during early childhood. Animal models and in vitro studies (i.e. cell adhesion and cell cytotoxicity assays) have revealed a number of coloniza...

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Autores principales: Sakai, Fuminori, Talekar, Sharmila J., Klugman, Keith P., Vidal, Jorge E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3688971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067147