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Recombination drives genetic diversification of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis in a region of streptococcal endemicity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
McMillan David J, Kaul Santosh Y, Bramhachari P V, Smeesters Pierre R, Vu Therese, Karmarkar M G, Shaila Melkote S, Sriprakash Kadaba S
Abstract excerpt
Infection of the skin or throat by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) may result in a number of human diseases. To understand mechanisms that give rise to new genetic variants in this species, we used multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) to characterise relationships in the SDSE population from India, a country where streptococcal disease is endemic. The study revealed Indian SDSE isolates...
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