In vitro and in vivo characterization of the interaction, proinflammatory, immunomodulatory and antigenic properties of capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.022
Abstract: Pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide (PCP) is the major virulence determinant of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Strains devoid of the capsule are avirulent or highly attenuated. PCP is present in soluble form and on pneumococci in infected individuals.… read more here.
Keywords: pcp1; streptococcus pneumoniae; proinflammatory immunomodulatory; antigenic properties ... See more keywords