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

• Main Authors: Nurul Diana Dzaraly (Author), AbdulRahman Muthanna (Author), Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa (Author), Niazlin Mohd Taib (Author), Siti Norbaya Masri (Author), Nor Iza A. Rahman (Author), Zarizal Suhaili (Author), Tuan Suhaila Tuan Soh (Author), Fatimah Haslina Abdullah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...