Molecular Characterization of EMM-Like Genes in the MGA Regulon of Group A Streptococcus Strain ST4547

• Main Author: Eshaghi, Majid
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Streptococcus - Molecular aspects - Kuala Lumpur.; Sequential analysis.
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8445/1/FSMB_2001_18_IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8445/

Sequence analysis of the 5' region of the emm gene was employed to differentiate 39 group A streptococci (GAS) isolates collected between 1989 to 1997 from patients and carriers in Kuala Lumpur. Sixty-one percent (24) of these isolates contained emm genes encoding the M protein for which M-a...