Capsule Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Determines Growth Phenotype

• Lucy J. Hathaway ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Lucy J. Hathaway, Silvio D. Brugger

  Affiliation Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Silvio D. Brugger ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Lucy J. Hathaway, Silvio D. Brugger

  Affiliation Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Brigitte Morand,

  Affiliation Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Mathieu Bangert,

  Affiliations Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Jeannine U. Rotzetter,

  Affiliation Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Christoph Hauser,

  Affiliation Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Werner A. Graber,

  Affiliation Anatomical Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Suzanna Gore,

  Affiliation Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Aras Kadioglu,

  Affiliation Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Kathrin Mühlemann

  * E-mail: kathrin.muehlemann@ifik.unibe.ch

  Affiliations Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

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