Genetic and phenotypic diversity among isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from invasive infections.

doi:10.1093/infdis/173.4.901

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Genetic and phenotypic diversity among isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from invasive infections.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 1996

Chaussee M S, Liu J, Stevens D L, Ferretti J J

Abstract excerpt

To determine if recent cases of invasive group A streptococcal disease were caused by strains with a unique characteristic, 117 isolates Streptococcus pyogenes from patients with a variety of diseases, including necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome, were analyzed. Significant genomic he...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial
Exotoxins
Fasciitis
Genotype
Humans
Membrane Proteins
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Shock, Septic
Streptococcus pyogenes

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