A 52-year-old man from rural Maharashtra presents with fever, productive cough, and pleuritic chest pain for 5 days. Chest X-ray shows consolidation in the right lower lobe. Blood culture grows Gram-positive diplococci that are optochin-sensitive and bile-soluble. All of the following are correct regarding this organism EXCEPT:

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