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[BIOFILM FORMATION BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE].

Mol Gen Mikrobiol Virusol. 2015;33(3):16-22

Authors: Mayanskiy AN, Chebotar IV, Lazareva AV, Mayanskiy NA

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.

PMID: 26665737 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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