Capacity To Utilize Raffinose Dictates Pneumococcal Disease Phenotype

Capacity To Utilize Raffinose Dictates Pneumococcal Disease Phenotype

S. pneumoniae is a component of the commensal nasopharyngeal microflora of humans, but from this reservoir, it can progress to localized or invasive disease with a frequency that translates into massive global morbidity and mortality. However, the factors that govern the switch from commensal to pat...

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Main Authors: Vikrant Minhas, Richard M. Harvey, Lauren J. McAllister, Torsten Seemann, Anna E. Syme, Sarah L. Baines, James C. Paton, Claudia Trappetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-01-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
carbohydrate metabolism
otitis media
pneumonia
single nucleotide polymorphisms
virulence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02596-18

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02596-18

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