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. 1979 Feb;23(2):545-8.
doi: 10.1128/iai.23.2.545-548.1979.

Pneumococcal adherence to human epithelial cells

D S Selinger, W P Reed

Pneumococcal adherence to human epithelial cells

D S Selinger et al. Infect Immun. 1979 Feb.

Abstract

Evidence is presented that pneumococci adhere poorly to oropharyngeal cells in vitro and that the capsule may interfere with adherence. A brief survey indicated that pneumococci may also adhere poorly in vivo.

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