Molecular insight into invasive group A streptococcal disease

Key Points Streptococcus pyogenes , also called group A Streptococcus (GAS), is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that naturally infects only humans and is the aetiological agent of several potentially fatal syndromes, including 'flesh-eating disease' (necrotizing fasciitis). The worldwid...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Microbiology Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 724 - 736
Main Authors:	Cole, Jason N., Barnett, Timothy C., Nizet, Victor, Walker, Mark J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2011 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/326/41/107 631/326/41/2531 692/699/255/1318 Amino acids Animals Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - metabolism Biomedical and Life Sciences Care and treatment Cloning Disease Gene expression Genetic aspects Health aspects Humans Hyaluronic acid Infectious Diseases Life Sciences Medical Microbiology Microbiology Morbidity Mortality Neutrophils Parasitology Pathogens Physiological aspects Proteins review-article Rheumatic fever Serotyping Streptococcal infections Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcal Infections - pathology Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics Streptococcus pyogenes - immunology Streptococcus pyogenes - pathogenicity Virology Virulence Virulence Factors - genetics Virulence Factors - metabolism Australia United States United States > US California
ISSN:	1740-1526, 1740-1534, 1740-1534
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