Prevalence of pilus islets and association with clonal complex in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children in Suzhou, China

ABSTRACT Pilus islets (PIs) in Streptococcus pneumoniae play a crucial role in bacterial adhesion and virulence. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of PIs and explore their associations with serotypes, clones, and antibiotic susceptibility in S. pneumoniae isolated from children in Suzhou...

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Main Authors: Jiaming Shen, Xiaofei Liu, Lili Huang, Youyi Zhang, Yunzhen Tao, Mengzhen Wang, Genming Zhao, Xuejun Shao, Tao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-05-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02529-24
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