The pspC Gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae Encodes a Polymorphic Protein, PspC, Which Elicits Cross-Reactive Antibodies to PspA and Provides Immunity to Pneumococcal Bacteremia

PspC is one of three designations for a pneumococcal surface protein whose gene is present in approximately 75% of all Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. Under the name SpsA, the protein has been shown to bind secretory immunoglobulin A (S. Hammerschmidt, S. R. Talay, P. Brandtzaeg, and G. S. Chhatwa...

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Main Authors: Brooks-Walter, Alexis, Briles, David E., Hollingshead, Susan K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1999
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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC97064/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10569772
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