A. G. Jop Vidal

Heme-Mediated Selection of Encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Lungs by Oxidative Stress

This study shows that heme from oxidized hemoglobin promotes the selection of encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae in the lungs, linking oxidative stress to pneumococcal pneumonia pathogenesis.

Oxidative reactions catalyzed by hydrogen peroxide produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae and other Streptococci Cause the Release and Degradation of Heme from Hemoglobin