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Survey of emm-like gene sequences from pharyngeal isolates of group C and group G streptococci collected in Spain.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2005
Albertí Sebastián, García-Rey Cesar, García-Laorden María Isabel, Dal-Ré Rafael, García-de-Lomas Juan
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a nationwide surveillance of the variable 5' emm-like (M-like protein gene) sequences from 214 pharyngeal group C and group G streptococci. Almost 75% of the isolates exhibited emm or emm-like sequences previously described. We identified six new 5' emm-like regions, and almost 23% of the isolates were nontypeable. Five emm-like sequences accounted for more than 50% of the isolates in group C and...
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