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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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Autores principales: Tamayo, Esther, Montes, Milagrosa, García-Medina, Guadalupe, García-Arenzana, José M, Pérez-Trallero, Emilio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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