Streptococcal Immunity Is Constrained by Lack of Immunological Memory following a Single Episode of Pyoderma.
The immunobiology underlying the slow acquisition of skin immunity to group A streptococci (GAS), is not understood, but attributed to specific virulence factors impeding innate immunity and significant antigenic diversity of the type-specific M-protein, hindering acquired immunity. We used a number...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5222516?pdf=render |