Effects on virulence of mutations in a locus essential for hyaluronic acid capsule expression in group A streptococci.

Mucoid or highly encapsulated strains of group A streptococci have been associated both with unusually severe infections and with acute rheumatic fever. Previously, we described an acapsular mutant, TX4, derived from a mucoid M-type 18 strain of a group A streptococcus by transposon mutagenesis (M....

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Main Authors: Wessels, M R, Goldberg, J B, Moses, A E, DiCesare, T J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC186126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8300204
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