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The NAD-glycohydrolase (nga) gene of Streptococcus pyogenes.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Oct 2000
Ajdic D, McShan W M, Savic D J, Gerlach D, Ferretti J J
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The gene for NAD-glycohydrolase (nga) of group A streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes) was identified and shown to be located immediately adjacent to the gene for streptolysin O (slo). The nga gene contains 1341 base pairs and encodes a protein of 447 amino acids, including an N-terminal signal peptide. Results from analysis with the polymerase chain reaction indicated that the nga gene is present in all of the...
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