2017
The global distribution and diversity of protein vaccine candidate antigens in the highly virulent Streptococcus pnuemoniae serotype 1
Cornick JE, Bishop Ö, Yalcin F, Kiran AM, Kumwenda B, Chaguza C, Govindpershad S, Ousmane S, Senghore M, du Plessis M, Pluschke G, Ebruke C, McGee L, Sigaùque B, Collard JM, Bentley SD, Kadioglu A, Antonio M, von Gottberg A, French N, Klugman KP, Heyderman RS, Alderson M, Everett DB, consortium F. The global distribution and diversity of protein vaccine candidate antigens in the highly virulent Streptococcus pnuemoniae serotype 1. Vaccine 2017, 35: 972-980. PMID: 28081968, PMCID: PMC5287219, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein vaccine candidatePneumococcal protein vaccinesProtein vaccineVaccine candidatesSerotype 1Multi-valent vaccinesSerotype 1 pneumococciPneumococcal conjugate vaccineHuman immune responseImportant pneumococcal serotypesConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseasePneumococcal serotypesVaccine interventionsCommon causeImmune responseStudy populationAllelic variantsTarget antigenVaccineS. pneumoniae TIGR4Pneumococcal populationIntervention strategiesPCPADifferent allelic variants
2016
Understanding pneumococcal serotype 1 biology through population genomic analysis
Chaguza C, Cornick JE, Harris SR, Andam CP, Bricio-Moreno L, Yang M, Yalcin F, Ousmane S, Govindpersad S, Senghore M, Ebruke C, Du Plessis M, Kiran AM, Pluschke G, Sigauque B, McGee L, Klugman KP, Turner P, Corander J, Parkhill J, Collard JM, Antonio M, von Gottberg A, Heyderman RS, French N, Kadioglu A, Hanage WP, Everett DB, Bentley SD, for the PAGe Consortium. Understanding pneumococcal serotype 1 biology through population genomic analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 649. PMID: 27821148, PMCID: PMC5100261, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1987-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease burdenPneumococcal disease burdenSerotype 1 pneumococciSub-Saharan AfricaHigh prevalenceHuman nasopharynxAfrican isolatesLow-income countriesSerotype 1Longer durationFurther studiesTetracycline resistanceBiological mechanismsST217West African isolatesDifferent geographical regionsSuccessful clones