Comparative analysis of <it>emm </it>type pattern of Group A Streptococcus throat and skin isolates from India and their association with closely related SIC, a streptococcal virulence factor

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Group A streptococcus (GAS) causes a wide variety of life threatening diseases in humans and the incidence of such infections is high in developing countries like India. Although distribution of <it>emm </it>types of GAS...

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Main Authors: Ganguly Nirmal K, Kumar Rajesh, Sagar Vivek, Chakraborti Anuradha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/150