Superantigens in group A streptococcus : gene diversity and humoral immune response
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a strictly human pathogen that causes infections ranging from asymptomatic carriage to the highly lethal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). GAS are classified according to the sequence of the variable 5’ end of the emm-gene that encodes the surface associated M...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-46454 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-239-9 |