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