A variable region within the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae contributes to strain-strain variation in virulence.

The bacterial factors responsible for the variation in invasive potential between different clones and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae are largely unknown. Therefore, the isolation of rare serotype 1 carriage strains in Indigenous Australian communities provided a unique opportunity to compare...

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Main Authors: Richard M Harvey, Uwe H Stroeher, Abiodun D Ogunniyi, Heidi C Smith-Vaughan, Amanda J Leach, James C Paton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3088708?pdf=render