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Epidemiology Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Hospital in Southern Taiwan by Use of the Updated emm Cluster Typing System.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2016
Chiang-Ni Chuan, Zheng Po-Xing, Wang Shu-Ying, Tsai Pei-Jane, Chuang Woei-Jer, Lin Yee-Shin, Liu Ching-Chuan, Wu Jiunn-Jong
Abstract excerpt
emm typing is the most widely used molecular typing method for the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]). emm typing is based on a small variable region of the emm gene; however, the emm cluster typing system defines GAS types according to the nearly complete sequence of the emm gene. Therefore, emm cluster typing is considered to provide more information regarding the functional and...
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