Publication Date:
2014-11-14
Description:
Article Pneumococci can cause a variety of bacterial infections including conjunctivitis. Here, Valentino et al. show that most conjunctivitis-causing pneumococci belong to a closely related group of strains that possess a unique set of putative virulence factors. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6411 Authors: Michael D. Valentino, Abigail Manson McGuire, Jason W. Rosch, Paulo J. M. Bispo, Corinna Burnham, Christine M. Sanfilippo, Robert A. Carter, Michael E. Zegans, Bernard Beall, Ashlee M. Earl, Elaine I. Tuomanen, Timothy W. Morris, Wolfgang Haas, Michael S. Gilmore
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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