Streptococcus pneumoniae is an infectious pathogen responsible for millions of deaths
worldwide. Diseases caused by this bacterium are classified as pneumococcal diseases …

Free radicals are often described as chemical compounds characterized by unpaired
electrons in their outer orbital rendering them highly reactive species. In mammalians …

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) type 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen that causes
swine streptococcosis, a widespread infectious disease that occurs in pig production areas …

The majority of commensal oral streptococci are able to generate hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
during aerobic growth, which can diffuse through the cell membrane and inhibit competing …

Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
among the infectious diseases. Despite the implementation of national pneumococcal …

Polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) control Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
infection through various antimicrobial activities. We previously found that reactive oxygen …

Hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN) is an antimicrobial oxidant produced from hydrogen
peroxide and thiocyanate anions by heme peroxidases in secretory fluids such as in the …

The respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae has evolved efficient mechanisms to
resist oxidative stress conditions and to displace other bacteria in the nasopharynx. Here we …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a human pathobiont possessing a diverse array of
multifunctional proteins essential for bacterial fitness and virulence. Gene expression is …

For most of the living beings, oxygen is one of the essential elements required to sustain life.
Deprivation of oxygen causes tissue hypoxia and this severely affects host cell and organ …