Pneumococcal genomics and evolution

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the 'pneumococcus') is a global pathogen responsible for nearly a million deaths each year in children under the age of five. The polysaccharide capsule or serotype is the primary pneumococcal virulence factor and is encoded by the cps locus. The introduction of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Tonder, Andries J.
Other Authors: Brueggemann, Angela B.
Published: University of Oxford 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.730301