Relative contributions of hyaluronic acid capsule and M protein to virulence in a mucoid strain of the group A Streptococcus.

The antiphagocytic effect of M protein has been considered a critical element in virulence of the group A streptococcus. The hyaluronic acid capsule also appears to play an important role: studies of an acapsular mutant derived from the mucoid or highly encapsulated M protein type 18 group A strepto...

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Udgivet i:	Infect Immun
Principais autores:	Moses, A E, Wessels, M R, Zalcman, K, Albertí, S, Natanson-Yaron, S, Menes, T, Hanski, E
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1997
Fag:	Research Article
Online adgang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC174557/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8975893/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.65.1.64-71.1997
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