Complete genome sequence of emm1 Streptococcus pyogenes A20, a strain with an intact two-component system, CovRS, isolated from a patient with necrotizing fasciitis

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Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zheng, Po Xing ^a   Chung, Kun Ta ^a   Chiang Ni, Chuan ^a   Wang, Shu Ying ^a   Tsai, Pei Jane ^a   Chuang, Woei Jer ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a   Liu, Ching Chuan ^b   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84899633553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00149-12     Document Type: Article

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