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Hyaluronatelyase production by Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients and carriers.
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Sept 2015
Yusof H A, Desa M N M, Masri S N, Malina O, Jamal F
Abstract excerpt
Hyaluronatelyase produced by various microorganisms are capable of degrading hyaluronic acid in connective tissues and initiating the spread of infection by opening an access for the pathogen into host tissues. The present study attempts to determine the distribution of hyaluronatelyase-producing Streptococcus pneumoniae among invasive, non invasive and carriage isolates, and correlate it with the clinical...
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