Article
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
Abstract excerpt
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...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- Cysteine Endopeptidases
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Exotoxins
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic