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Group A streptococcal genotypes from pediatric throat isolates in Rome, Italy.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2001
Dicuonzo G, Gherardi G, Lorino G, Angeletti S, De Cesaris M, Fiscarelli E, Bessen D E, Beall B
Abstract excerpt
In a study assessing genetic diversity, 114 group A streptococcus (GAS) isolates were recovered from pediatric pharyngitis patients in Rome, Italy. These isolates comprised 22 different M protein gene (emm) sequence types, 14 of which were associated with a distinct serum opacity factor/fibronect...
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