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Pneumococcal serotype determines growth and capsule size in human cerebrospinal fluid.

Annelies MüllerAnke SalmenSuzanne AebiLinda de GouveiaAnne von GottbergLucy J Hathaway
Published in: BMC microbiology (2020)
We propose that serotype-specific differences in disease severity observed in meningitis patients may, at least in part, be explained by differences in growth and capsule size in human cerebrospinal fluid. This information could be useful to guide future vaccine design.
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