Update on the evolving landscape of pneumococcal capsule types: new discoveries and way forward
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DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00175-24
Abstract: SUMMARY Streptococcus pneumoniae (the “pneumococcus”) is a significant human pathogen. The key determinant of pneumococcal fitness and virulence is its ability to produce a protective polysaccharide (PS) capsule, and anti-capsule antibodies mediate serotype-specific opsonophagocytic killing… read more here.
Keywords: capsule types; update evolving; pneumococcal capsule; evolving landscape ... See more keywords
Discovery and Characterization of Pneumococcal Serogroup 36 Capsule Subtypes, Serotypes 36A and 36B
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00024-23
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae can produce a wide breadth of antigenically diverse capsule types, a fact that poses a looming threat to the success of vaccines that target pneumococcal polysaccharide (PS) capsule. Yet, many pneumococcal capsule types… read more here.
Keywords: capsule subtypes; capsule types; 36a 36b; serotypes 36a ... See more keywords
Invasive Streptococcus oralis Expressing Serotype 3 Pneumococcal Capsule, Japan
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2808.212176
Abstract: We report 2 adult cases of invasive disease in Japan caused by Streptococcus oralis that expressed the serotype 3 pneumococcal capsule and formed mucoid colonies. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the identical serotype 3 pneumococcal capsule… read more here.
Keywords: serotype pneumococcal; streptococcus oralis; invasive streptococcus; pneumococcal capsule ... See more keywords