Characterization of emm types and superantigens of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children dur...
Characterization of emm types and superantigens of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children during two sampling periods
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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The characteristics of 359 group A streptococcal (GAS) isolates collected from Chinese paediatric patients in two periods (1993–1994, 2005–2006) were studied. Isolates were assigned to emm types and assayed for eight superantigen (SAg) genes (speA, speC, speH, speI, speG, speJ, ssa, SMEZ). Types emm1 and emm12 were consistently the most prevalent d...
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Characterization of emm types and superantigens of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children during two sampling periods
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67630012
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67630012
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0950-2688
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1469-4409
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10.1017/S0950268809002118
