Genome-wide analysis of group A streptococci reveals a mutation that modulates global phenotype and disease specificity

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 0041-0049

  Sumby, Paul ^a,b   Whitney, Adeline R ^c   Graviss, Edward A ^b   DeLeo, Frank R ^c   Musser, James M ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEA KINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL SURVIVAL; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN DEFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33645776051     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0020005     Document Type: Article

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