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...
Main Authors: | Vikrant Minhas, Richard M. Harvey, Lauren J. McAllister, Torsten Seemann, Anna E. Syme, Sarah L. Baines, James C. Paton, Claudia Trappetti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-01-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02596-18 |
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