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Population and Whole Genome Sequence Based Characterization of Invasive Group A Streptococci Recovered in the United States during 2015.
mBio - 19 Sept 2017
Chochua Sopio, Metcalf Ben J, Li Zhongya, Rivers Joy, Mathis Saundra, Jackson Delois, Gertz Robert E, Srinivasan Velusamy, Lynfield Ruth, Van Beneden Chris, McGee Lesley, Beall Bernard
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Group A streptococci (GAS) are genetically diverse. Determination of strain features can reveal associations with disease and resistance and assist in vaccine formulation. We employed whole-genome sequence (WGS)-based characterization of 1,454 invasive GAS isolates recovered in 2015 by Active Bacterial Core Surveillance and performed conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Predictions were made for...
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