Biofilm and planktonic pneumococci demonstrate disparate immunoreactivity to human convalescent sera
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>(the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of otitis media, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), sepsis, and meningitis. It is now evident that <it>S. pneumoniae </it>forms biofil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/245 |