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Distribution and sequence variations of selected virulence genes among group A streptococcal isolates from western Norway.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2000
Mylvaganam H, Bjorvatn B, Osland A
Abstract excerpt
In order to compare the distribution of selected virulence genes among group A streptococci recovered from invasive disease and superficial infections, 42 isolates were screened for mga, speB, speA, ssa and ska, by PCR. The isolates were predominantly of the sequence types emm1, emm3 and emm6, but also included a few of the types emm22, emm28, emm75 and emm78. The phage-mediated speA seemed to be prevalent in emm...
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