The virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae partially depends on dprA
Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most frequent opportunistic pathogens worldwide. DNA processing protein A (DprA) is an important factor involved in bacterial uptake and DNA integration into bacterial genome, but its role in S. pneumoniae virulence remains unclear. The aim of this stu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000200225&lng=en&tlng=en |