Control of Streptococcal Infections: Is a Common Vaccine Target Achievable Against Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Control of Streptococcal Infections: Is a Common Vaccine Target Achievable Against Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Both Streptococcus agalactiae [group B streptococcus (GBS)] and Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remain significant pathogens as they cause life threatening infections mostly in children and the elderly. The control of diseases caused by these pathogens is dependent on antibiotics use and app...

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Main Authors: Edmund Bedeley, Andrea Gori, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Kanny Diallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
genome sequence
target
vaccine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.658824/full

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