What is the primary determinant of virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae?
A) the ability to lyse red blood cells
B) the presence of a particular Lancefield antigen
C) strain-specific teichoic acids in its cell wall
D) the presence of a polysaccharide capsule
E) the production of pneumolysin
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