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Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 33G: genetic, serological, and structural analysis of a new capsule type
7 Dec 2023
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ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a human pathogen responsible for a spectrum of diseases such as pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The capsule is the major pneumococcal virulence factor and is encoded by the capsular polysaccharide ( cps ) locus, a recombination hotspot that has resulted in over 100 distinct capsular polysaccharide types (serotypes) identified to date. Recently, 33X (also...
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