Association of Pneumococcal Protein Antigen Serology With Age and Antigenic Profile of Colonizing Isolates. Author(s): Azarian T, Grant LR, Georgieva M, Hammitt LL, Reid R, Bentley SD, Goldblatt D, Santosham M, Weatherholtz R, Burbidge P, Goklish N, Thompson CM, Hanage WP, O'Brien KL, Lipsitch M|Journal: J Infect Dis|PMID: 28035010| March 2017 Several Streptococcus pneumoniae proteins play a role in pathogenesis and are being investigated as vaccine targets. It is largely unknown…
Comprehensive identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with beta-lactam resistance within pneumococcal mosaic genes. Author(s): Chewapreecha C, Marttinen P, Croucher NJ, Salter SJ, Harris SR, Mather AE, Hanage WP, Goldblatt D, Nosten FH, Turner C, Turner P, Bentley SD, Parkhill J|Journal: PLoS Genet|PMID: 25101644| August 2014 Traditional genetic association studies are very difficult in bacteria, as the generally limited recombination leads to large linked haplotype blocks,…