Virulence Factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Comparison between African and French Invasive Isolates and Implication for Future Vaccines.
Many surface proteins thought to promote Streptocococcus pneumoniae virulence have recently been discovered and are currently being considered as future vaccine targets. We assessed the prevalence of 16 virulence genes among 435 S. pneumoniae invasive isolates from France and the "African menin...
Main Authors: | Sophie Blumental, Alexandra Granger-Farbos, Jennifer C Moïsi, Bruno Soullié, Philippe Leroy, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Seydou Yaro, Boubacar Nacro, Marie Hallin, Jean-Louis Koeck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4516325?pdf=render |
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