title: Evolution of the emm gene family: virulence gene clusters in group A streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hollingshead
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bessen
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D005810:Multigene Family; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D018085:Regulon; D012703:Serotyping; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein