Stability of serotypes during nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Serotype changes among natural isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae are well documented and occur by recombinational exchanges at the capsular biosynthetic locus. However, the frequency with which this phenomenon occurs within the nasopharynx of children is not clear and is likely to be highest in t...
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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 語言: | English |
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2003
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