Parallel Evolution of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus mitis</named-content> to Pathogenic and Mutualistic Lifestyles
ABSTRACT The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of fatal infections affecting humans. Intriguingly, phylogenetic analysis shows that the species constitutes one evolutionary lineage in a cluster of the otherwise commensal Streptococcus mitis strains, with which humans li...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01490-14 |