Assessment of Streptococcus pneumoniae pilus islet-1 prevalence in carried and transmitted isolates from mother-infant pairs on the Thailand-Burma border

• Main Authors: P. Turner, S. Melchiorre, M. Moschioni, M. A. Barocchi, C. Turner, W. Watthanaworawit, N. Kaewcharernnet, F. Nosten, D. Goldblatt
• Other Authors: Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/15112
• Institution: Mahidol University

Streptococcus pneumoniae pilus islet-1 (PI-1)-encoded pilus enhances in vitro adhesion to the respiratory epithelium and may contribute to pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization and transmission. The pilus subunits are regarded as potential protein vaccine candidates. In this study, we sought to d...