Article
Emergence of distinct Streptococcus pyogenes emm1 and emm12 lineages in China.
Nature microbiology - 1 May 2026
You Yuanhai, Yu Dingle, Yang Chao, Peng Xiaomin, Xie Ouli, Chang Hesheng, Hua Chunzhen, Zhao Fei, Yan Xiaomei, Zhang Menghan, Ruan Xinwei, Wells Jasmine E J, Brouwer Stephan, Duitama González Camila, Fang Ming, Yu Xiaojie, Sun Lu, Wei Xiaoyue, Liu Jie, Zhang Daitao, He Lihua, Wang Jiazheng, Sun Chuyang, Zheng Yuejie, Duchene Sebastian, Zhou Mingming, Sun Lifang, Davies Mark R, Walker Mark J, Wang Quanyi, Zhang Jianzhong, Yang Yonghong
Abstract excerpt
Cases of scarlet fever have increased since 2011 across China. However, genomic epidemiological knowledge of Streptococcus pyogenes, the causative agent, is limited. Here we present a longitudinal analysis of S. pyogenes isolates (n = 1,029) across emm1 and emm12 genotypes collected from eight provinces across China between 1993 and 2024. Genomic data integrated with national scarlet fever incidence data...
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