*Streptococcus pneumoniae* has pilin to adhere to host cells and virulence factor B for attaching to cells of the respiratory tract. It has toxins that cause inflammation as well.

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*Streptococcus pneumoniae* is a gram-positive encapsulated bacterium. It causes infection of the meninges called pneumococcal meningitis. This bacterium is also present in the microbiota of young children.

*Streptococcus pneumoniae*

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Virulence Factors of *Streptococcus pneumoniae*

Pneumococcal meningitis forms once *S. pneumoniae* crosses the blood-brain barrier and can cause blood infection as well. 

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