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Inactivation of the CovR/S virulence regulator impairs infection in an improved murine model of Streptococcus pyogenes naso-pharyngeal infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Alam Faraz M, Turner Claire E, Smith Ken, Wiles Siouxsie, Sriskandan Shiranee
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes is a leading cause of pharyngeal infection, with an estimated 616 million cases per year. The human nasopharynx represents the major reservoir for all S. pyogenes infection, including severe invasive disease. To investigate bacterial and host factors that influence S. pyoge...
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