Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Dispersion and the Transition from Colonization to Invasive Disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus are ubiquitous upper respiratory opportunistic pathogens. Individually, these Gram-positive microbes are two of the most common causative agents of secondary bacterial pneumonia following influenza A virus infection, and they constitute a significan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-01-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e02089-17 |