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Sequence diversity of sicG among group C and G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis isolates associated with human infections in western Norway.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2014
Oppegaard O, Mylvaganam H, Skrede S, Langeland N, Kittang B R
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) and distantly related to SIC (DRS) are well-characterized extracellular virulence factors produced by only a few emm types among group A streptococci. The prevalence and sequence variations of the sic-like gene (sicG) in clinical samples of group C and G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE), however, have not been widely investigated. We constructed...
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