Parallel Evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis to Pathogenic and Mutualistic Lifestyles

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of fatal infections affecting humans. Intriguingly, phylogenetic analysis shows that the species constitutes one evolutionary lineage in a cluster of the otherwise commensal Streptococcus mitis strains, with which humans live in har...

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Autores principales: Kilian, Mogens, Riley, David R., Jensen, Anders, Brüggemann, Holger, Tettelin, Hervé
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01490-14

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01490-14

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