A globally disseminated M1 subclone of group A streptococci differs from other subclones by 70 kilobases of prophage DNA and capacity for high- frequency intracellular invasion

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5592-5597

  Cleary, P P ^a   LaPenta, D ^a   Vessela, R ^a   Lam, H ^a   Cue, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; GENTAMICIN; MITOMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPITHELIUM CELL; LUNG; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032444198     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5592-5597.1998     Document Type: Article

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