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Pneumococci in biofilms are non-invasive: implications on nasopharyngeal colonization
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the human nasopharynx asymptomatically. Invasive pneumococcal disease develops following bacterial aspiration into the lungs. Pneumococci within the nasopharynx exist as biofilms, a growth phenotype characterized...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25414838 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00163 |