PNEUMOCOCCAL BIOFILMS AS A FORM OF PERSISTENCE: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, ROLE IN PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNE RESPONSE
A review of studies on pneumococcal biofilms as a form of persistence is presented. The following provisions are examined: formation of pneumococcal biofilm on abiotic and mucosal surfaces, pathogenetic significance of biofilm pneumococci, their immunogenicity, as well as resistance to antibiotics a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Central Research Institute for Epidemiology
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии |
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| Online Access: | https://microbiol.crie.ru/jour/article/view/14084 |