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Streptococcus pneumoniae (also known as Pneumococcus or Diplococcus pneumoniae) is a Gram-positive coccus and is among the most significant causes of bacterial disease in humans. It is responsible for a high proportion of cases of pneumonia, acute otitis media, acute sinusitis, bacteremia and meningitis. There are 90 known serotypes of S. pneumoniae, each of which produces a structurally different capsular polysaccharide; during infection. These serotypes function by inhibiting host complement-mediated phagocytosis. The pneumococcal plasma membrane is surrounded by a layer of peptidoglycan, a three-dimensional, cross-linked mesh that protects the bacterial cell from changes in osmotic pressure and plays key roles in shape determination and daughter cell formation. The peptidoglycan anchors the carboxyl end of a variety of surface proteins, which [...] |
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