<named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> TIGR4 Phase-Locked Opacity Variants Differ in Virulence Phenotypes

<named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> TIGR4 Phase-Locked Opacity Variants Differ in Virulence Phenotypes

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading human pathogen that can cause serious localized and invasive diseases. Pneumococci can undergo a spontaneous and reversible phase variation that is reflected in colony opacity and which allows the population to adapt to different host env...

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Main Authors: Melissa B. Oliver, Ankita Basu Roy, Ranjit Kumar, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, W. Edward Swords
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
phase variation
pneumococcus
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00386-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00386-17

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