Valentino, Michael D

Unencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae from conjunctivitis encode variant traits and belong to a distinct phylogenetic cluster. [electronic resource] - Nature communications Nov 2014 - 5411 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

2041-1723

10.1038/ncomms6411 doi


Adhesins, Bacterial--genetics
Asymptomatic Infections
Bacterial Capsules--genetics
Blotting, Western
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial--epidemiology
Genome, Bacterial--genetics
Humans
Multigene Family--genetics
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Pneumococcal Infections--epidemiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae--genetics
United States--epidemiology
Virulence Factors--genetics