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(2010) Inci Yildirim et al.   VACCINE

Streptococcus pneumoniae Resistance to Complement-Mediated Immunity Is Dependent on the Capsular Serotype

(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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Human Neutrophils Kill Streptococcus pneumoniae via Serine Proteases

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The role of complement in innate and adaptive immunity to pneumococcal colonization and sepsis in a murine model

(2009) D. Bogaert et al.   VACCINE

Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Structure Predicts Serotype Prevalence

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Pneumococcal histidine triad proteins are regulated by the Zn2+-dependent repressor AdcR and inhibit complement deposition through the recruitment of complement factor H

(2008) Abiodun D. Ogunniyi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Serotype 19F Is More Resistant to C3 Deposition and Less Sensitive to Opsonophagocytosis than Serotype 6B

(2008) M. Melin et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Impaired Opsonization with C3b and Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Sera from Subjects with Defects in the Classical Complement Pathway

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