Structural, Genetic, and Serological Elucidation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 24 Serotypes: Discovery of a New Serotype, 24C, with a Variable Capsule Structure

2021/06/05 by Feroze Ganaie, Karsten Maruhn, Chengxin Li +8
Medicine · Immunology and Microbiology · #Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections #Bacterial Infections and Vaccines #Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

paper · doi:10.1128/jcm.00540-21

Abstract

Pneumococcal capsules are important in pneumococcal pathogenesis and vaccine development. Although conjugate vaccines have brought about a significant reduction in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by vaccine serotypes, the relative serotype prevalence has shifted with the dramatic emergence of serotype 24F in some countries.

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