title: [BIOFILM FORMATION BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE].
abstract: The biofilm process in Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is described. Virtually all wild-type pneumococci are capable of the biofilm formation. The pneumococcal capsule may reduce the biofilm production, and the propensity to form biofilms has a reverse correlation with the amount of the capsule material. Invasive pneumococcal isolates and noninvasive strains that persist in the nasopharynx have different biofilm potential. A number of issues related to effector and regulatory factors in the pneumococcal biofilms are discussed in this review. In the summary, a biofilm may be essential only for the persistent pneumococcal infection.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Mayanskiy
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Chebotar
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lazareva
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mayanskiy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology*