Capsular Polysaccharide Expression in Commensal <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus</italic> Species: Genetic and Antigenic Similarities to <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content>

ABSTRACT Expression of a capsular polysaccharide is considered a hallmark of most invasive species of bacteria, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, in which the capsule is among the principal virulence factors and is the basis for successful vaccines. Consequently, it was previously assumed that cap...

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Auteurs principaux: Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Kaihu Yao, Yonghong Yang, Hervé Tettelin, Mogens Kilian
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a48520fd748145499ed9b6338d042bbe
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