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Requirement for capsule in colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 2001

Magee A D, Yother J

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Nasopharyngeal colonization is a necessary first step in the pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Using isolates containing defined mutations in the S. pneumoniae capsule locus, we found that expression of the capsular polysaccharide is essential for colonization by the type 2 strain D39 and the type 3 strains A66 and WU2. Nonencapsulated derivatives of each of these strains were unable to colonize BALB/cByJ...

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PMID: 11349040
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.6.3755-3761.2001
PMCID: PMC98386

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