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Structural insights into loss of function of a pore forming toxin and its role in pneumococcal adaptation to an intracellular lifestyle
The opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae has dual lifestyles: one of an asymptomatic colonizer in the human nasopharynx and the other of a deadly pathogen invading sterile host compartments. The latter triggers an overwhelming inflammatory response, partly driven via pore forming activity...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717573/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33216805 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009016 |