Pneumococci in biofilms are non-invasive: Implications on nasopharyngeal colonization

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  Gilley, Ryan P ^a   Orihuela, Carlos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Colonization; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Transmission; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BIOFILM; FOMITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BIOFILMS; FOMITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84915822136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00163     Document Type: Short Survey

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