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Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm formation and dispersion during colonization and disease

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a common colonizer of the human nasopharynx. Despite a low rate of invasive disease, the high prevalence of colonization results in millions of infections and over one million deaths per year, mostly in individuals under the age of 5 and the elderly. Co...

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Autores principales: Chao, Yashuan, Marks, Laura R., Pettigrew, Melinda M., Hakansson, Anders P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25629011
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00194