<italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic> Modulates <italic toggle="yes">Staphylococcus aureus</italic> Biofilm Dispersion and the Transition from Colonization to Invasive Disease

<italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic> Modulates <italic toggle="yes">Staphylococcus aureus</italic> Biofilm Dispersion and the Transition from Colonization to Invasive Disease

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus are ubiquitous upper respiratory opportunistic pathogens. Individually, these Gram-positive microbes are two of the most common causative agents of secondary bacterial pneumonia following influenza A virus infection, and they constitute a s...

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Main Authors: Ryan M. Reddinger, Nicole R. Luke-Marshall, Shauna L. Sauberan, Anders P. Hakansson, Anthony A. Campagnari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-03-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Polymicrobial infections
secondary bacterial pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02089-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02089-17

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