Impaired capsular polysaccharide is relevant to enhanced biofilm formation and lower virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Published in J Infect Chemother on December 11, 2012

Authors

Liang Qin1, Yutaka Kida, Yoshihiro Imamura, Koichi Kuwano, Hiroshi Watanabe

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. braverok@hotmail.com

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