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Spread of a highly mucoid Streptococcus pyogenes emm3/ST15 clone
BACKGROUND: Hyaluronic acid capsule plays a key role in Streptococcus pyogenes virulence. Circulation of mucoid or highly encapsulated strains has been related to rheumatic fever epidemics and invasive disease in several countries. In 2009, an outbreak of mucoid S. pyogenes isolates was detected in...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20687911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-233 |