Horizontal gene transfer and adaptive evolution in bacteria

BJ Arnold, IT Huang, WP Hanage - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is arguably the most conspicuous feature of bacterial
evolution. Evidence for HGT is found in most bacterial genomes. Although HGT can …

Streptococcus pneumoniae's Virulence and Host Immunity: Aging, Diagnostics, and Prevention

LRK Brooks, GI Mias - Frontiers in immunology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an infectious pathogen responsible for millions of deaths
worldwide. Diseases caused by this bacterium are classified as pneumococcal diseases …

A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus

F Ganaie, JS Saad, L McGee, AJ van Tonder… - MBio, 2020‏ - journals.asm.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a major human pathogen producing
structurally diverse capsular polysaccharides. Widespread use of highly successful …

Pneumococcal capsules and their types: past, present, and future

KA Geno, GL Gilbert, JY Song… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015‏ - journals.asm.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is an important human pathogen. Its
virulence is largely due to its polysaccharide capsule, which shields it from the host immune …

Identification of Klebsiella capsule synthesis loci from whole genome data

KL Wyres, RR Wick, C Gorrie, A Jenney… - Microbial …, 2016‏ - microbiologyresearch.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a growing cause of healthcare-associated infections for which
multi-drug resistance is a concern. Its polysaccharide capsule is a major virulence …

Evolutionary pathways and trajectories in antibiotic resistance

F Baquero, JL Martinez, V F. Lanza… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021‏ - journals.asm.org
Evolution is the hallmark of life. Descriptions of the evolution of microorganisms have
provided a wealth of information, but knowledge regarding “what happened” has precluded …

Biological and epidemiological features of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in pre-and post-conjugate vaccine eras: a United States perspective

L Kim, L McGee, S Tomczyk, B Beall - Clinical microbiology …, 2016‏ - journals.asm.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae inflicts a huge disease burden as the leading cause of
community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis. Soon after mainstream antibiotic usage …

Bacterial capsules: Occurrence, mechanism, and function

S Gao, W **, Y Quan, Y Li, Y Shen, S Yuan… - npj Biofilms and …, 2024‏ - nature.com
In environments characterized by extended multi-stress conditions, pathogens develop a
variety of immune escape mechanisms to enhance their ability to infect the host. The …

[کتاب][B] Microbiología médica

PR Murray, K Rosenthal, MA Pfaller - 2017‏ - books.google.com
Nueva edición de la obra de referencia en la asignatura de Microbiología que en su 8a ed
continúa siendo la" biblia" y el texto más reputado en esta temática. Aborda los principios …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Next Generation Streptococcus pneumoniae Vaccines Conferring Broad Protection

M Masomian, Z Ahmad, L Ti Gew, CL Poh - Vaccines, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
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 …