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FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.832254
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Streptoccoccus pneumoniae; PspA; pneumolysin (PLY); PsrP; PhtD pneumococcal histidine triad protein D; conjugate vaccine; pneumococcal protein vaccine; CbpA
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This review provides an overview of multiple classes of conserved surface proteins as vaccine targets for Streptococcus pneumoniae, discussing their contribution to the virulence of pneumococcal disease and their potential as vaccine targets.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that causes over 1 million deaths annually despite the availability of several multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). Due to the limitations surrounding PCVs along with an evolutionary rise in antibiotic-resistant and unencapsulated strains, conserved immunogenic proteins as vaccine targets continue to be an important field of study for pneumococcal disease prevention. In this review, we provide an overview of multiple classes of conserved surface proteins that have been studied for their contribution to pneumococcal virulence. Furthermore, we discuss the immune responses observed in response to these proteins and their promise as vaccine targets.
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