Pneumococcus
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Last Posted: Dec 29, 2020
- Determining the serotype composition of mixed samples of pneumococcus using whole-genome sequencing.
Knight James R et al. Microbial genomics 2020 Dec - A molecular warning system for invasive pneumococcus
Langelier C. Sci Transl Med, Jun 20, 2018. - Deciphering the distance to antibiotic resistance for the pneumococcus using genome sequencing data.
Mobegi Fredrick M et al. Scientific reports 2017 Feb 42808 - Harnessing next-generation sequencing to monitor changes in population-based pneumococcal disease
- Phylogenetic Analysis of Invasive Serotype 1 Pneumococcus in South Africa, 1989-2013.
du Plessis Mignon et al. Journal of clinical microbiology 2016 Mar - Pneumococcus adapts to the sickle cell host.
Mitchell Tim J et al. Cell host & microbe 2014 May (5) 521-3
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