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Genetic diversity among type emm28 group A Streptococcus strains causing invasive infections and pharyngitis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2005
Green Nicole M, Beres Stephen B, Graviss Edward A, Allison James E, McGeer Allison J, Vuopio-Varkila Jaana, LeFebvre Rance B, Musser James M
Abstract excerpt
Genome sequencing of group A Streptococcus (GAS) has revealed that prophages account for the vast majority of gene content differences between strains. Serotype M28 strains are a leading cause of pharyngitis and invasive infections, but little is known about genetic diversity present in natural populations of these organisms. To study this issue, population-based samples of 568 strains from Ontario, Canada;...
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