Production of stabilized virulence factor-negative variants by group A streptococci during stationary phase.

doi:10.1128/IAI.66.8.3841-3847.1998

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Production of stabilized virulence factor-negative variants by group A streptococci during stationary phase.

Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1998

Leonard B A, Woischnik M, Podbielski A

Abstract excerpt

Many of the virulence factors associated with fulminant group A streptococci (GAS) infection are expressed under in vitro exponential growth conditions. However, the survival of GAS in tissue and intracellularly, as well as colonization of asymptomatic carriers, has been reported for GAS. The bac...

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Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Cysteine Endopeptidases
Genetic Variation
Phagocytosis
Rec A Recombinases
Streptococcus pyogenes
Time Factors
Virulence

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