Horizontal gene transfer and recombination in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis

Horizontal gene transfer and recombination in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis (SDSE) is a human pathogen that colonizes the skin or throat, and cause a range of diseases, from relatively benign pharyngitis to potentially fatal invasive diseases. While not as virulent as the close relative Streptococcus pyogenes, the two share a num...

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Main Authors: Celia Louise McNeilly, David John Mcmillan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pyogenes
recombination
Bacteriophage
horizontal gene transfer
M-protein
integrative conjugative element
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00676/full

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