M protein expression is not required for resistance to phagocytosis of type 18 group A streptococci.
Liu
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Courtney
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Bessen
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Hasty
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Dale
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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
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid