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Pneumococcal VncR Strain-Specifically Regulates Capsule Polysaccharide Synthesis

Capsular polysaccharides (CPS), a major virulence factor in Streptococcus pneumoniae, become thicker during blood invasion while not during asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonization. However, the underlying mechanism controlling this differential pneumococcal CPS regulation remain unclear. Here, we s...

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Autores principales: Ghosh, Prachetash, Shah, Masaud, Ravichandran, Subramaniyam, Park, Sang-Sang, Iqbal, Hamid, Choi, Sangdun, Kim, Kyeong Kyu, Rhee, Dong Kwon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6781885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31632380
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02279