Selective pressure: Rise of the nonencapsulated pneumococcus

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Jessica L. Bradshaw

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

Larry S. McDaniel

* E-mail: lmcdaniel@umc.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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