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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |