title: Epidemiology and molecular analysis of group A streptococci from patients involved in food-borne disease outbreaks in Japan between 1996 and 2003.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Toyama Institute of Health, Imizu, Toyama 939-0363, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watahiki
authors.forename: Masakado
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: Rumi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Kikuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagai
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C095209:Emm55 protein, Streptococcus pyogenes