Meningitis-associated pneumococcal serotype 8, ST 53, strain is hypervirulent in a rat model and has non-haemolytic pneumolysin which can be attenuated by liposomes
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1106063
Abstract: Introduction Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria cause life-threatening invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including meningitis. Pneumococci are classified into serotypes, determined by differences in capsular polysaccharide and both serotype and pneumolysin toxin are associated with disease severity. Strains… read more here.
Keywords: serotype; haemolytic pneumolysin; non haemolytic; rat model ... See more keywords