PspA facilitates evasion of pneumococci from bactericidal activity of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103653
Abstract: Pneumococcal strains are variably resistant to killing by neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). We hypothesize that this variability in resistance is due to heterogeneity in pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), a structurally diverse virulence factor of… read more here.
Keywords: neutrophil extracellular; pspa; killing nets; pneumococcal strains ... See more keywords
Epidemiological analysis of pneumococcal strains isolated at Yangon Children’s Hospital in Myanmar via whole-genome sequencing-based methods
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000523
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae causes over one million deaths from lower respiratory infections per annum worldwide. Although mortality is very high in Southeast Asian countries, molecular epidemiological information remains unavailable for some countries. In this study, we… read more here.
Keywords: whole genome; analysis; strains isolated; pneumococcal strains ... See more keywords
Intra-Species Interactions in Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.803286
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a human pathogen responsible for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Disease is incidental and is preceded by asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonization in the form of biofilms. Simultaneous colonization by multiple pneumococcal strains is… read more here.
Keywords: intra species; colonization; pneumococcal strains; species interactions ... See more keywords
The Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Strains Isolated from the Nasopharynx of Preschool Children 3 Years after the Introduction of the PCV Vaccination Program in Poland
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097883
Abstract: The genetic mechanisms of resistance, clonal composition, and the occurrence of pili were analyzed in 39 pneumococcal strains isolated from healthy children in the southeastern region of Poland. Strains with resistance to combinations of erythromycin,… read more here.
Keywords: poland; epidemiology pneumococcal; pneumococcal strains; strains isolated ... See more keywords