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Clinical streptococcal isolates, distinct from Streptococcus pneumoniae, but containing the β-glucosyltransferase tts gene and expressing serotype 37 capsular polysaccharide

The major virulence factor of the pneumococcus, and target for conjugate vaccines, is the polysaccharide capsule, which is usually encoded by the highly variable cps locus. Serotype 37 is an unusual pneumococcal type in which the single β-glucosyltransferase gene responsible for serotype capsule pro...

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Autores principales: Sheppard, Carmen L., Kapatai, Georgia, Broughton, Karen, Schaefer, Ulf, Hannah, Matthew, Litt, David J., Fry, Norman K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5518733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729954
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3571