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Genomic Characterization of a Pattern D Streptococcus pyogenes emm53 Isolate Reveals a Genetic Rationale for Invasive Skin Tropicity.
Journal of bacteriology - 15 Jun 2016
Bao Yun-Juan, Liang Zhong, Mayfield Jeffrey A, Donahue Deborah L, Carothers Katelyn E, Lee Shaun W, Ploplis Victoria A, Castellino Francis J
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UNLABELLED: The genome of an invasive skin-tropic strain (AP53) of serotype M53 group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) is composed of a circular chromosome of 1,860,554 bp and carries genetic markers for infection at skin locales, viz, emm gene family pattern D and FCT type 3. Through genome-scale comparisons of AP53 with other GAS genomes, we identified 596 candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that...
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