The influence of in vitro fitness defects on pneumococcal ability to colonize and to cause invasive disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>is a genetically diverse major human pathogen, yet a common colonizer of the nasopharynx. Here we analyzed the influence of defects affecting <it>in vitro </it>growth rate, on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/65 |