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Bacterial determinants of persistent throat colonization and the associated immune response in a primate model of human group A streptococcal pharyngeal infection.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Ashbaugh C D, Moser T J, Shearer M H, White G L, Kennedy R C, Wessels M R
Abstract excerpt
Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis and the subsequent bacterial colonization of the human throat elicit an immune response that may precipitate acute rheumatic fever in a susceptible host. To study the bacterial determinants that influence throat colonization and induction of humoral immunity, we characterized the behavior of GAS strains in a baboon model. An M-type 3 clinical isolate of GAS typical of...
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