Virulence Role of the GlcNAc Side Chain of the Lancefield Cell Wall Carbohydrate Antigen in Non-M1-Serotype Group A Streptococcus
Classification of streptococci is based upon expression of unique cell wall carbohydrate antigens. All serotypes of group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes), a leading cause of infection-related mortality worldwide, express the group A carbohydrate (GAC). GAC, the classical Lancefield ant...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-01-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e02294-17 |