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Virulence-Associated Characteristics of Serotype 14 and Serogroup 9 Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones Circulating in Brazil: Association of Penicillin Non-susceptibility With Transparent Colony Phenotype Variants
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major agent of invasive diseases, especially in children and the elderly. The presence of pneumococcal capsule, pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), and pilus type 1 (PI-1) and the ability of colony phase variation are assumed to play important roles in the virul...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479199/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983022 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02009 |