Competence-induced protein Ccs4 facilitates pneumococcal invasion into brain tissue and virulence in meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The candidate combox site 4 (ccs4) gene has been reported to be a pneumococcal competence-induced gene. Such genes are involved in development of S. pneumoniae competence and virulence, though the functions o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Virulence |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2018.1526530 |