Streptococcus infantis, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis Strains With Highly Similar cps5 Loci and Antigenic Relatedness to Serotype 5 Pneumococci

Streptococcus infantis, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis Strains With Highly Similar cps5 Loci and Antigenic Relatedness to Serotype 5 Pneumococci

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a highly impactful bacterial pathogen on a global scale. The principal pneumococcal virulence factor and target of effective vaccines is its polysaccharide capsule, of which there are many structurally distinct forms. Here, we describe four distinct strains of three Mitis...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Pimenta, Robert E. Gertz, So Hee Park, Ellie Kim, Iaci Moura, Jennifer Milucky, Nadine Rouphael, Monica M. Farley, Lee H. Harrison, Nancy M. Bennett, Godfrey Bigogo, Daniel R. Feikin, Robert Breiman, Fernanda C. Lessa, Cynthia G. Whitney, Gowrisankar Rajam, Jarad Schiffer, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Bernard Beall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
capsular serotype
capsular biosynthetic
opsonophagocytic killing (OPK)
immunodiffusion analysis
serotype-specific gene
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03199/full

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