Global emergence and population dynamics of divergent serotype 3 CC180 pneumococci
T. Azarian, P. Mitchell, M. Georgieva, C. M. Thompson, A. Ghoulia, A. J. Pollard, A. von Gottberg, M. du Plessis, M. Antonio, B. A. Kwambana-Adams, S. C. Clarke, D. Everett, J. Cornick, E. Sadowy, W. Hryniewicz, , W. P. Hanage
This study analyzes global serotype 3 pneumococcal isolates to show a recent emergence of Clade II with antibiotic resistance and antigenic diversity, not linked to PCV13 usage.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2018Evolutionary Biology