Virulence Role of the GlcNAc Side Chain of the Lancefield Cell Wall Carbohydrate Antigen in Non-M1-Serotype Group A <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus</italic>

Virulence Role of the GlcNAc Side Chain of the Lancefield Cell Wall Carbohydrate Antigen in Non-M1-Serotype Group A <italic toggle="yes">Streptococcus</italic>

ABSTRACT 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 Lance...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anna Henningham, Mark R. Davies, Satoshi Uchiyama, Nina M. van Sorge, Sean Lund, Kelsey T. Chen, Mark J. Walker, Jason N. Cole, Victor Nizet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-03-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
group A carbohydrate
group A Streptococcus
Lancefield antigen
Streptococcus pyogenes
virulence factor
innate immunity
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02294-17

Internet

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02294-17

Similar Items