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Oxidative killing of encapsulated and nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae by lactoperoxidase-generated hypothiocyanite

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) infections affect millions of people worldwide, cause serious mortality and represent a major economic burden. Despite recent successes due to pneumococcal vaccination and antibiotic use, Pneumococcus remains a significant medical problem. Airway epithelial ce...

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Autores principales: Gingerich, Aaron D., Doja, Fayhaa, Thomason, Rachel, Tóth, Eszter, Bradshaw, Jessica L., Douglass, Martin V., McDaniel, Larry S., Rada, Balázs
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32730276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236389