Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 Phase-Locked Opacity Variants Differ in Virulence Phenotypes

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading human pathogen that can cause serious localized and invasive diseases. Pneumococci can undergo a spontaneous and reversible phase variation that is reflected in colony opacity and which allows the population to adapt to different host environments...

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Autores principales: Oliver, Melissa B., Basu Roy, Ankita, Kumar, Ranjit, Lefkowitz, Elliot J., Swords, W. Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00386-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00386-17

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