Genomic Surveillance of Streptococcus pyogenes Strains Causing Invasive Disease, United States, 2016–2017

Genomic Surveillance of Streptococcus pyogenes Strains Causing Invasive Disease, United States, 2016–2017

BackgroundStreptococcus pyogenes is a major cause of severe, invasive infections in humans. The bacterial pathogen harbors a wide array of virulence factors and exhibits high genomic diversity. Rapid changes of circulating strains in a community are common. Understanding the current prevalence and d...

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Main Authors: Yuan Li, Joy Rivers, Saundra Mathis, Zhongya Li, Srinivasan Velusamy, Srinivas A. Nanduri, Chris A. Van Beneden, Paula Snippes-Vagnone, Ruth Lynfield, Lesley McGee, Sopio Chochua, Benjamin J. Metcalf, Bernard Beall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
group A streptococcus
genomics
surveillance studies
vaccines
antibiotic resistance
virulence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01547/full

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