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Identification of Three Novel Superantigen-Encoding Genes in<i>Streptococcus equi</i>subsp.<i>zooepidemicus</i>,<i>szeF</i>,<i>szeN</i>, and<i>szeP</i>
17 Aug 2010
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The acquisition of superantigen-encoding genes by Streptococcus pyogenes has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in humans, and the gain of four superantigens by Streptococcus equi is linked to the evolution of this host-restricted pathogen from an ancestral strain of the opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus. A recent study determined that the culture supernatants of...
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