title: M protein expression is not required for resistance to phagocytosis of type 18 group A streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bessen
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hasty
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dale
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010641:Phenotype; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid