The ability to utilize mucin affects the regulation of virulence gene expression inStreptococcus pneumoniae
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 278 (2) , 231-235
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01003.x
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the mucin-rich environment of the nasopharynx. As colonization may be the first stage of infection, investigationKeywords
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