The AgI/II Family Adhesin AspA Is Required for Respiratory Infection by Streptococcus pyogenes
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The AgI/II Family Adhesin AspA Is Required for Respiratory Infection by Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) is a human pathogen that causes pharyngitis and invasive diseases such as toxic shock syndrome and sepsis. The upper respiratory tract is the primary reservoir from which GAS can infect new hosts and cause disease. The factors involved in colonisation are incompletely known however. Previous evidence in oral streptococci has shown that the AgI/II family proteins are...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062433