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Members of a new subgroup of Streptococcus anginosus harbor virulence related genes previously observed in Streptococcus pyogenes.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Apr 2017
Babbar Anshu, Kumar Venkatesan Naveen, Bergmann René, Barrantes Israel, Pieper Dietmar H, Itzek Andreas, Nitsche-Schmitz D Patric
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Conventionally categorized as commensals, the Streptococci of the species S. anginosus are facultative human pathogens that are difficult to diagnose and often overlooked. Furthermore, detailed investigation and diagnosis of S. anginosus infections is hampered by unexplored taxonomy and widely elusive molecular pathogenesis. To explore their pathogenic potential, S. anginosus isolates collected from patients of...
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