Pneumococcus adapts to the sickle cell host.

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• Pneumococcus adapts to the sickle cell host.  
  Mitchell Tim J et al. Cell host & microbe 2014 May (5) 521-3 Mitchell Tim J et al. Cell host & microbe 2014 May (5) 521-3
• Genomic analyses of pneumococci from children with sickle cell disease expose host-specific bacterial adaptations and deficits in current interventions.  
  Carter Robert et al. Cell host & microbe 2014 May (5) 587-99 Carter Robert et al. Cell host & microbe 2014 May (5) 587-99

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