Capsule Type and Amount Affect Shedding and Transmission of <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic>

ABSTRACT The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of Streptococcus pneumoniae is characterized by its diversity, as it has over 95 known serotypes, and the variation in its thickness as it surrounds an organism. While within-host effects of CPS have been studied in detail, there is no information about its...

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Main Authors: M. Ammar Zafar, Shigeto Hamaguchi, Tonia Zangari, Michael Cammer, Jeffrey N. Weiser
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ef71bfb9e4554d8f846479285a18232d
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