菌株ST62/emm87:这种潜在的侵入性菌株的国际传播

Caroline Lopes Martini1, Deborah Nascimento Santos Silva1, Alice Slotfeldt Viana1

  • 1Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.

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概括

斯氏菌 (Streptococcus pyogenes) 的ST62/emm87系是全球蔓延的侵袭性感染的原因. 这项研究揭示了它与常见的EMM类型共享的毒性因子,突出了它在严重疾病中的低估威胁.

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