Pilus islets and the clonal spread of piliated Streptococcus pneumoniae: a review

• Main Authors: Dzaraly, Nurul Diana, Muthana, Abdulrahman, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Taib, Niazlin, Masri, Siti Norbaya, A. Rahman, Nor Izaida, Suhaili, Zarizal, Tuan Soh, Tuan Suhaila, Abdullah, Fatimah Haslina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87196/1/Pilus%20islets%20and%20the%20clonal%20spread%20of%20piliated.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87196/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S143842212030059X?dgcid=rss_sd_all
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pneumococci are a common cause of severe infections, such as otitis media, pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia. Pili are detected in a small proportion of pneumococcal population, but these structures have recently been associated with bacterial virulence in humans. Therefore, the epidemiological r...