Streptococcus pyogenes strains containing emm12 and emm55 possess a novel gene coding for distantly related SIC protein

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-33

  Hartas, Jon ^a   Sriprakash, K S ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute glomerulonephritis; Emm gene; Group A streptoccocus; SIC; Streptococcus pyogenes; Vir typing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR;

ABORIGINE; ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIR;

EID: 0033043749     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1998.0244     Document Type: Article

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