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Eliminate pneumococcal colonization by targeting intracellular acidification that promotes H₂O₂ production to enhance bacterial survival

Chengwang Zhang ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: zhangchengwangzcw@126.com

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0144-2896

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Qingxiu Gan,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Yu He,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Yuting Zhang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Xuan Wu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Shimi Lv

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Eliminate pneumococcal colonization by targeting intracellular acidification that promotes H₂O₂ production to enhance bacterial survival

Chengwang Zhang,
Qingxiu Gan,
Yu He,
Yuting Zhang,
Xuan Wu,
Shimi Lv

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Published: June 23, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014381

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