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Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule determines disease severity in experimental pneumococcal meningitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can be characterized into over 90 serotypes according to the composition of their polysaccharide capsules. Some serotypes are common in nasopharyngeal carriage whereas others are associated with invasive disease, but when carriage serotypes do invade disease is ofte...

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Autores principales: Hathaway, Lucy J., Grandgirard, Denis, Valente, Luca G., Täuber, Martin G., Leib, Stephen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27009189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.150269