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Extensive genetic diversity among clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M5.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 1998
Desai Meeta, Tanna Asha, Efstratiou Androulla, George Robert, Clewley Jonathan, Stanley John
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The genetic diversity of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M5 has been characterized. Strain genotypes were defined by macrorestriction profile, 16S ribotype, emm gene subtype, insertion element IS1239 profile, and exotoxin gene determinant. By these criteria, clinical isolates of M5 constituted a multiplicity of strain clusters rather than a homogeneous population as found for certain...
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