MicrobiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
Biofilm formation during pneumococcal carriage imprints naturally acquired humoral immunity
Jessica R. Lane, Henry Mauser, Silvia Elena Santana-Krímskaya…·Carlos Javier Orihuela
The paper shows that biofilm formation during pneumococcal colonization shapes humoral immunity and protection, with the first colonizing strain imprinting immune responses toward biofilm antigens.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013826