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Pneumococcal serotype determines growth and capsule size in human cerebrospinal fluid
BACKGROUND: The polysaccharide capsule is a major virulence factor of S. pneumoniae in diseases such as meningitis. While some capsular serotypes are more often found in invasive disease, high case fatality rates are associated with those serotypes more commonly found in asymptomatic colonization. W...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31959125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-1700-7 |