Unencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae from conjunctivitis encode variant traits and belong to a distinct phylogenetic cluster

Streptococcus pneumoniae, an inhabitant of the upper respiratory mucosa, causes respiratory and invasive infections as well as conjunctivitis. Strains that lack the capsule, a main virulence factor and the target of current vaccines, are often isolated from conjunctivitis cases. Here we perform a co...

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Autores principales: Valentino, Michael D., McGuire, Abigail Manson, Rosch, Jason W., Bispo, Paulo J. M., Burnham, Corinna, Sanfilippo, Christine M., Carter, Robert A., Zegans, Michael E., Beall, Bernard, Earl, Ashlee M., Tuomanen, Elaine I., Morris, Timothy W., Haas, Wolfgang, Gilmore, Michael S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25388376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6411

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25388376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6411

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