Streptococcus pneumoniae: transmission, colonization and invasion
Streptococcus pneumoniae: transmission, colonization and invasion
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
has a complex relationship with its obligate human host. On the one hand, the pneumococci are highly adapted commensals, and their main reservoir on the mucosal surface of the upper airways of carriers enables transmission. On the other hand, they can cause severe disease when bacterial and host factors allow them to inv...
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Streptococcus pneumoniae: transmission, colonization and invasion
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5949087
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5949087
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1740-1526
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1740-1534
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10.1038/s41579-018-0001-8
