Pneumococcal capsular phase shift is associated with invasion into cell-to-cell junctions and is inhibited by macrolides.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104787
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae frequently colonizes the human nasopharynx beginning in the early childhood. Pneumococci exhibit a spontaneous and reversible phase shift between opaque and transparent allowing them to adapt to different environments. This is the first… read more here.
Keywords: invasion; phase shift; cell; pneumococcal phase ... See more keywords