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Effects of deletion of the Streptococcus pneumoniae lipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase gene lgt on ABC transporter function and on growth in vivo [PDF]

, 2012
Lipoproteins are an important class of surface associated proteins that have diverse roles and frequently are involved in the virulence of bacterial pathogens.
A Bidossi, A Cockayne, A Dintilhac, A Hamilton, A Hiron, A Kadioglu, A Marra, A Polissi, A Yoshimura, AJ Link, AJ Standish, Alain Charbit, AM van Rossum, AW Segal, BA Bray, C Bordier, C Hyams, C Marion, CJ Orihuela, Claire Durmort, CM Petit, D Burnette-Curley, D Ware, DC Desrosiers, DL Hava, E Loisel, E Loisel, EM Eriksson, Emilie Camberlein, FE Jacobsen, GW Lau, H Echchannaoui, H Stoll, H Tettelin, H Tjalsma, H Yamagata, HD Brightbill, HJ Tseng, HM Marriott, IC Sutcliffe, IM Jonsson, J Bubeck Wardenburg, J McCluskey, J Sambrook, Jeremy S. Brown, JM Cohen, Jonathan M. Cohen, JS Brown, JS Brown, JS Brown, JS Brown, K Gan, K Overweg, K Sankaran, KR Gee, L Bayle, L Richards, LJ McAllister, LS Havarstein, M Baumgartner, M Jomaa, M Schmaler, M Tokunaga, N Banaiee, Nathanael MacDonald, P Henneke, P Petrarca, Peter W. M. Hermans, PJ Wichgers Schreur, PW Hermans, R Gabbianelli, R Janulczyk, R Malley, RJ Pezza, S Basavanna, S Bergmann, S Chimalapati, S Das, S Dawid, S Inouye, S Khandavilli, S Knapp, S Leskela, S Machata, SA Lacks, Suneeta Chimalapati, T Arimoto, TE Molzen, Thierry Vernet, Timothy Mitchell, U Koedel, U Samen   +91 more
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Co-infections and antimicrobial resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae among patients with pulmonary infections attending tertiary health facilities in Makurdi, Nigeria [PDF]

Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background: Pulmonary infections (Pls) cause mortality in elderly patients that have co-morbidities. These infections are life-threatening in the younger population, especially in infants and children.
Ageje Isaac, Joseph Nfongeh, Yusuf Agabi, Stella Uneze, Paul Abba, Ezekiel Danjuma, Kosisochukwu Udeogu, Nanma Cosmas, Joseph Anejo-Okopi, John Mawak   +9 more
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Streptococcus pneumoniae interactions with the complement system

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Host innate and adaptive immunity to infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is critically dependent on the complement system, demonstrated by the high incidence of invasive S.
Eliza Gil, M. Noursadeghi, Jeremy S. Brown   +2 more
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Pathogenicity and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Cutting to the chase on proteases

Virulence, 2021
Bacterial proteases and peptidases are integral to cell physiology and stability, and their necessity in Streptococcus pneumoniae is no exception. Protein cleavage and processing mechanisms within the bacterial cell serve to ensure that the cell lives ...
M. Marquart
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Comparison of Molecular Method and Culture in Detection of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Under Five Year Children in Assam, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Aetiology of pneumonia can be identified using multiple diagnostic tools including culture, serology and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); common pathogens ...
Aparna Sonowal, Partha Pratim Das, Mithu Medhi, Aditi Baruah, Ezaz Hussain   +4 more
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Methods in Molecular Biology, 2020
This datasheet on Streptococcus pneumoniae covers Identity, Distribution, Hosts/Species Affected.
Allir stofnar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Immulex S. pneumoniae Omni test for the direct detection of S. pneumoniae from positive blood cultures

Heliyon, 2023
Rapid and early identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from positive blood cultures is crucial for the management of patients with bloodstream infections (BSI).
Mohammed Suleiman, Nazik Elamin, Rhanty Nabor, Jill Roberts, Patrick Tang, Mohammad Rubayet Hasan, Andrés Pérez-López   +6 more
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Development of Next Generation Streptococcus pneumoniae Vaccines Conferring Broad Protection

Vaccines, 2020
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen causing pneumonia with over 2 million deaths annually, especially in young children and the elderly. To date, at least 98 different pneumococcal capsular serotypes have been identified. Currently, the vaccines
M. Masomian, Zuleeza Ahmad, Lai Ti Gew, C. Poh   +3 more
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Macrophage LC3-associated phagocytosis is an immune defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae that diminishes with host aging

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020
Significance The elderly exhibit susceptibility to many infectious agents, including S. pneumoniae. A robust acute inflammatory response to S. pneumoniae is associated with severe disease. S.
M. Inomata, Shuying Xu, P. Chandra, S. Meydani, G. Takemura, J. Philips, J. Leong   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Increased lethality of respiratory infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Dp16 mouse model of Down syndrome

FASEB BioAdvances, 2023
Objectives We sought to investigate whether the Dp16 mouse model of Down syndrome (DS) is more susceptible to severe and lethal respiratory tract infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Kelley L. Colvin, Robert J. Elliott, Desiree M. Goodman, Julie Harral, Edward G. Barrett, Michael E. Yeager   +5 more
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