Nonhemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes isolates that lack large regions of the sag operon mediating streptolysin S production

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 635-638

  Yoshino, Miho ^a   Murayama, Somay Y ^a   Sunaoshi, Katsuhiko ^a   Wajima, Takeaki ^b   Takahashi, Miki ^c   Masaki, Junko ^d   Kurokawa, Iku ^d   Ubukata, Kimiko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; SAGA ANTIGEN; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC CODE; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 75649118970     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01362-09     Document Type: Article

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