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Use of Streptococcus salivarius K12 in the prevention of streptococcal and viral pharyngotonsillitis in children

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus salivarius K12 is an oral probiotic strain releasing two lantibiotics (salivaricin A2 and salivaricin B) that antagonize the growth of S. pyogenes, the most important bacterial cause of pharyngeal infections in humans also affected by episodes of acute otitis media. S. sali...

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Autores principales: Di Pierro, Francesco, Colombo, Maria, Zanvit, Alberto, Risso, Paolo, Rottoli, Amilcare S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24600248
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S59665