Group A Streptococcus establishes pharynx infection by degrading the deoxyribonucleic acid of neutrophil extracellular traps

Group A Streptococcus establishes pharynx infection by degrading the deoxyribonucleic acid of neutrophil extracellular traps

Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS) secretes deoxyribonucleases and evades neutrophil extracellular killing by degrading neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). However, limited information is currently available on the interaction between GAS and NETs in the pathogenicity of GAS pharyngitis. In thi...

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Main Authors: Mototsugu Tanaka, Ryo Kinoshita-Daitoku, Kotaro Kiga, Takahito Sanada, Bo Zhu, Tokuju Okano, Chihiro Aikawa, Tamako Iida, Yoshitoshi Ogura, Tetsuya Hayashi, Koshu Okubo, Miho Kurosawa, Junichi Hirahashi, Toshihiko Suzuki, Ichiro Nakagawa, Masaomi Nangaku, Hitomi Mimuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60306-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60306-w

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