Mucosal Infections and Invasive Potential of Nonencapsulated <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic> Are Enhanced by Oligopeptide Binding Proteins AliC and AliD

Mucosal Infections and Invasive Potential of Nonencapsulated <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic> Are Enhanced by Oligopeptide Binding Proteins AliC and AliD

ABSTRACT Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae (NESp) is an emerging human pathogen that colonizes the nasopharynx and is associated with noninvasive diseases such as otitis media (OM), conjunctivitis, and nonbacteremic pneumonia. Since capsule expression was previously thought to be necessary fo...

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Main Authors: Jessica L. Bradshaw, Haley R. Pipkins, Lance E. Keller, James K. Pendarvis, Larry S. McDaniel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Subjects:
NESp
nonencapsulated
S. pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
colonization
otitis media
Microbiology
QR1-502
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c9ed92d5c10549fa84a94ccad8eb8e26
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