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Allele substitution of the streptokinase gene reduces the nephritogenic capacity of group A streptococcal strain NZ131.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2000
Nordstrand A, McShan W M, Ferretti J J, Holm S E, Norgren M
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To investigate the role of allelic variants of streptokinase in the pathogenesis of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), site-specific integration plasmids were constructed, which contained either the non-nephritis-associated streptokinase gene (skc5) from the group C streptococcal strain Streptococcus equisimilis H46A or the nephritis-associated streptokinase gene (ska1) from the group A...
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