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Puzzling Over the Pneumococcal Pangenome

The Gram positive bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a major human pathogen. It is a common colonizer of the human host, and in the nasopharynx, sinus, and middle ear it survives as a biofilm. This mode of growth is optimal for multi-strain colonization and genetic exchange. Over t...

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Autores principales: Hiller, N. Luisa, Sá-Leão, Raquel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425695
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02580