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Pattern of Accessory Regions and Invasive Disease Potential in<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
9 Feb 2009
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BACKGROUND: The invasive disease potential (IDP) of Streptococcus pneumoniae differs between serotypes, but the reason for this is unknown. METHODS: A total of 47 pneumococcal isolates from 13 serotypes with different IDPs in humans that belonged to 37 multilocus sequence types were compared by whole genome microarrays and mutant analyses. RESULTS: Approximately 34% of the genes were variable, including 95 genes...
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