Discovery and Characterization of Pneumococcal Serogroup 36 Capsule Subtypes, Serotypes 36A and 36B
Feroze Ganaie, Jamil S. Saad, Stephanie W. Lo, Lesley McGee, Stephen D. Bentley, Andries J. van Tonder, Paulina A. Hawkins, Jeremy D. Keenan, Juan J. Calix, Moon H. Nahm
Abstract
-encoded enzymes and their impact on capsule PS structure is key to improving the resolution and reliability of sequencing-based capsule typing methods and discovering novel capsule variants indistinguishable by conventional serotyping methods.
Topics & Concepts
Streptococcus pneumoniaeCapsuleSerotypeBiologyBacterial capsuleMicrobiologyVirologyPneumococcal infectionsGeneticsGeneAntibioticsBotanyVirulencePneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus