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The emm-Cluster Typing System.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2020
Smeesters Pierre R, Botteaux Anne
Abstract excerpt
emm-cluster typing system allows to classify most Streptococcus pyogenes variants into 48 different emm clusters. The system correlates nicely with the host serum binding capacities of the M proteins and has been used in epidemiological surveys, strain selection, and vaccine development. Here we describe the allocation of the emm cluster based on the emm-typing defining region.
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