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The serine protease HtrA plays a key role in heat-induced dispersal of pneumococcal biofilms

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) colonizes the human nasopharynx by forming multicellular biofilms. Due to the high level of asymptomatic carriage, transition to infections, such as otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, occurs often enough that the pneumococcus remains a major...

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Autores principales: Chao, Yashuan, Bergenfelz, Caroline, Sun, Renhua, Han, Xiao, Achour, Adnane, Hakansson, Anders P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80233-0