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M-protein gene-type distribution and hyaluronic acid capsule in group A Streptococcus clinical isolates in Chile: association of emm gene markers with csrR alleles.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jul 2012
Wozniak A, Rojas P, Rodríguez C, Undabarrena A, Garate C, Riedel I, Román J C, Kalergis A M, García P
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes causes a variety of infections because of virulence factors such as capsular hyaluronic acid and M protein. The aim of this study was to determine emm types and capsule phenotype in 110 isolates of S. pyogenes from patients with invasive (sterile sites) and non-invasive (mainly pharyngitis) infections in Chile, and the relationship between both virulence factors. The most abundant types...
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