A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large <italic toggle="yes">cps</italic> Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus

A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large <italic toggle="yes">cps</italic> Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a major human pathogen producing structurally diverse capsular polysaccharides. Widespread use of highly successful pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) targeting pneumococcal capsules has greatly reduced infections by the vaccine types but incre...

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Main Authors: Feroze Ganaie, Jamil S. Saad, Lesley McGee, Andries J. van Tonder, Stephen D. Bentley, Stephanie W. Lo, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Paul Turner, Jeremy D. Keenan, Robert F. Breiman, Moon H. Nahm
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
Subjects:
capsule
genetic exchange
Streptococcus pneumoniae
vaccine
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ace5de8408464a8cb058b6df08a8c82e
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