Pneumococcal serotype determines growth and capsule size in human cerebrospinal fluid

The polysaccharide capsule is a major virulence factor of S. pneumoniae in diseases such as meningitis. While some capsular serotypes are more often found in invasive disease, high case fatality rates are associa...

Source: BMC Microbiology - January 20, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Annelies M üller, Anke Salmen, Suzanne Aebi, Linda de Gouveia, Anne von Gottberg and Lucy J. Hathaway Tags: Research article Source Type: research