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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Known as: streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, Pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae 
A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and… 
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InflammationPneumoniaPneumonia, BacterialRespiration Disorders

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparative Genomic Analyses of Seventeen Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains: Insights into the Pneumococcal Supragenome
ABSTRACT The distributed-genome hypothesis (DGH) states that pathogenic bacteria possess a supragenome that is much larger than… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Indirect effect of conjugate vaccine on adult carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: an explanation of trends in invasive pneumococcal disease.
BACKGROUND Use of heptavalent protein-polysaccharide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has been associated with decreases in… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Interference between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus: In Vitro Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Killing by Streptococcus pneumoniae
ABSTRACT The bactericidal activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae toward Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by hydrogen peroxide… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is a Surface-Displayed Plasminogen-Binding Protein
ABSTRACT The recruitment of plasminogen endows the bacterial cell surface of Streptococcus pneumoniae with proteolytic activity… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The classical pathway is the dominant complement pathway required for innate immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in mice
The complement system is an important component of the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Resistance to Macrolides and Related Antibiotics in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Resistance to erythromycin in Streptococcus pneumoniae was first detected in 1967 in the United States and subsequently worldwide… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The pgdA Gene Encodes for a PeptidoglycanN-Acetylglucosamine Deacetylase in Streptococcus pneumoniae *
Analytical work on the fractionation of the glycan strands of Streptococcus pneumoniae cell wall has led to the observation that… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Inhibits Complement Activation by Streptococcus pneumoniae
ABSTRACT Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is a surface-exposed protein virulence factor for Streptococcus pneumoniae. In… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Large-scale identification of virulence genes from Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major cause of bacterial pneumonia, and it is also responsible for otitis media and meningitis in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Competence and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Adc and PsaA mutants exhibit a requirement for Zn and Mn resulting from inactivation of putative ABC metal permeases
The adcCBA putative operon of Streptococcus pneumoniae, an important human pathogen, was identified in a search for… 
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