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Highly frequent mutations in negative regulators of multiple virulence genes in group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome isolates.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Apr 2010
Ikebe Tadayoshi, Ato Manabu, Matsumura Takayuki, Hasegawa Hideki, Sata Tetsutaro, Kobayashi Kazuo, Watanabe Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is a severe invasive infection characterized by the sudden onset of shock and multiorgan failure; it has a high mortality rate. Although a number of studies have attempted to determine the crucial factors behind the onset of STSS, the responsible genes in group A Streptococcus have not been clarified. We previously reported that mutations of csrS/csrR genes, a...
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