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  • Title: [BIOFILM FORMATION BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE].
    Author: Mayanskiy AN, Chebotar IV, Lazareva AV, Mayanskiy NA.
    Journal: Mol Gen Mikrobiol Virusol; 2015; 33(3):16-22. PubMed ID: 26665737.
    Abstract:
    The biofilm process in Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is described. Virtually all wild-type pneumococci are capable of the biofilm formation. The pneumococcal capsule may reduce the biofilm production, and the propensity to form biofilms has a reverse correlation with the amount of the capsule material. Invasive pneumococcal isolates and noninvasive strains that persist in the nasopharynx have different biofilm potential. A number of issues related to effector and regulatory factors in the pneumococcal biofilms are discussed in this review. In the summary, a biofilm may be essential only for the persistent pneumococcal infection.
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