Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae
(2022)
Journal Article
Stevens, E. J., Morse, D. J., Bonini, D., Duggan, S., Brignoli, T., Recker, M., …Massey, R. C. (2022). Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microbial Genomics, 8(4), https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000784
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen that can cause severe invasive diseases such as pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis. Young children are at a particularly high risk, with an estimated 3–4 million cases of severe disease and betwee... Read More about Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae.