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Streptococcus pneumoniaeForms Surface‐Attached Communities in the Middle Ear of Experimentally Infected Chinchillas
Author(s) -
Sean D. Reid,
Wenzhou Hong,
Kristin E. Dew,
Dana Winn,
Bing Pang,
James Watt,
David T. Glover,
Susan K. Hollingshead,
W. Edward Swords
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/597042
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , biofilm , pneumococcal infections , biology , middle ear , staining , otitis , in vivo , bacteria , antibiotics , anatomy , genetics
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) causes respiratory and systemic infections that are a major public health problem worldwide. It has been postulated that pneumococci persist in vivo in biofilm communities.

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