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Identification and characterization of an antigen I/II family protein produced by group A Streptococcus.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2006
Zhang Shizhen, Green Nicole M, Sitkiewicz Izabela, Lefebvre Rance B, Musser James M
Abstract excerpt
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a gram-positive human bacterial pathogen that causes infections ranging in severity from pharyngitis to life-threatening invasive disease, such as necrotizing fasciitis. Serotype M28 strains are consistently isolated from invasive infections, particularly puerperal sepsis, a severe infection that occurs during or after childbirth. We recently sequenced the genome of a serotype M28...
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