Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes that frequently colonise the human nasopharynx are common recipients of penicillin-binding protein gene fragments from Streptococcus mitis
Kalizang'oma A, Chaguza C, Gori A, Davison C, Beleza S, Antonio M, Beall B, Goldblatt D, Kwambana-Adams B, Bentley SD, Heyderman RS. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes that frequently colonise the human nasopharynx are common recipients of penicillin-binding protein gene fragments from Streptococcus mitis. Microbial Genomics 2021, 7: 000622. PMID: 34550067, PMCID: PMC8715442, DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBeta-Lactam ResistanceDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalGenes, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNasopharynxPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPenicillinsPhylogenyPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesSerogroupStreptococcusStreptococcus mitisStreptococcus oralisStreptococcus pneumoniaeWhole Genome SequencingConceptsMinimum inhibitory concentrationPneumococcal vaccine programsFirst-line treatmentHigh minimum inhibitory concentrationsStreptococcus pneumoniae serotypesPneumococcal population structurePneumococcal serotypes 6ABeta-lactam antibioticsLonger carriage durationBeta-lactam resistanceImportant global pathogenPneumococcal diseaseBacterial pneumoniaPneumococcal serotypesVaccine programSerotypes 6APneumoniae serotypesΒ-lactam susceptibilityPenicillin-binding protein (PBP) genesHuman nasopharynxCarriage durationCommensal streptococciCommon recipientInhibitory concentrationStreptococci