Increased Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Titers and Local Inflammation Facilitate Transmission of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content>
ABSTRACT The transmission of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) marks the first step toward disease development. To date, our ability to prevent pneumococcal transmission has been limited by our lack of understanding regarding the factors which influence the spread of this pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2012-11-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00255-12 |