Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Global emergence and population dynamics of divergent serotype 3 CC180 pneumococci
T. Azarian, P. Mitchell, M. Georgieva…·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.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007438