Growth Characteristics of and Virulence Factor Production by Group A Streptococcus during Cultivation in Human Saliva

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) commonly infects the human oropharynx, but the initial molecular events governing this process are poorly understood. Saliva is a major component of the innate and acquired immune defense in this anatomic site. Although landmark studies were done more than 60 years ago, i...

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Main Authors: Shelburne, Samuel A., Granville, Chanel, Tokuyama, Maria, Sitkiewicz, Izabela, Patel, Payal, Musser, James M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1201272/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16040985
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.8.4723-4731.2005
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