Genomic Characterization of Skin and Soft Tissue Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from a Low-Income and a High-Income Setting

Genomic Characterization of Skin and Soft Tissue Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from a Low-Income and a High-Income Setting

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pyogenes is a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-limited settings. The development of a vaccine against S. pyogenes is a global health priority to reduce the burden of postinfection rheumatic heart disease. To support this, molecular charact...

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Main Authors: Saikou Y. Bah, Alexander J. Keeley, Edwin P. Armitage, Henna Khalid, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Elina Senghore, Jarra Manneh, Lisa Tilley, Michael Marks, Saffiatou Darboe, Abdul K. Sesay, Thushan I. de Silva, Claire E. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
FCT region
bacterial genomics
emm types
group A Streptococcus
skin infection
vaccine
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00469-22

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