Corynebacterium accolens Releases Antipneumococcal Free Fatty Acids from Human Nostril and Skin Surface Triacylglycerols
Bacterial interspecies interactions play clinically important roles in shaping microbial community composition. We observed that Corynebacterium spp. are overrepresented in children free of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), a common pediatric nasal colonizer and an important infectious agent....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-01-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/1/e01725-15 |