Emergence of a New Highly Successful Acapsular Group A <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus</italic> Clade of Genotype <italic toggle="yes">emm</italic>89 in the United Kingdom

Emergence of a New Highly Successful Acapsular Group A <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus</italic> Clade of Genotype <italic toggle="yes">emm</italic>89 in the United Kingdom

ABSTRACT Group A Streptococcus (GAS) genotype emm89 is increasingly recognized as a leading cause of disease worldwide, yet factors that underlie the success of this emm type are unknown. Surveillance identified a sustained nationwide increase in emm89 invasive GAS disease in the United Kingdom, pro...

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Main Authors: Claire E. Turner, James Abbott, Theresa Lamagni, Matthew T. G. Holden, Sophia David, Michael D. Jones, Laurence Game, Androulla Efstratiou, Shiranee Sriskandan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2ceb8adf72f24ed59097bfe910f0225a
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