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Genetic diversity and virulence properties of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis from different sources.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2014
Gherardi Giovanni, Imperi Monica, Palmieri Claudio, Magi Gloria, Facinelli Bruna, Baldassarri Lucilla, Pataracchia Marco, Creti Roberta
Abstract excerpt
A recent increase in virulence of pathogenic Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) has been widely proposed. Such an increase may be partly explained by the acquisition of new virulence traits by horizontal gene transfer from related streptococci such as Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) and Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS). A collection of 54 SDSE strains isolated in Italy in the years 2000-2010 from...
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