StreptInCor: a candidate vaccine epitope against S. pyogenes infections induces protection in outbred mice.

Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) can result in several diseases, particularly in children. S. pyogenes M protein is the major virulence factor, and certain regions of its N-terminus can trigger autoimmune sequelae such as rheumatic fever in susceptible individuals with untreated g...

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Main Authors: Edilberto Postol, Raquel Alencar, Fabio T Higa, Samar Freschi de Barros, Lea M F Demarchi, Jorge Kalil, Luiza Guilherme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3620221?pdf=render

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