title: [Persistence of Streptococcus pyogenes].
abstract: State-of-the-art data on persistence of Streptococcus pyogenes are presented. Survival and persistence of S. pyogenes in organism of the host are considered as a result of action of widely presented virulent functions of infectious agent aimed on evasion from defense mechanisms of the host. Information on adhesins, bacteriocins, IgA-proteases, molecules with invasive function, as well as with function of protection from pahocytosis is presented. Antigenic mimicry and L-forms of S. pyogenes are briefly characterized.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Dmitrieva
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Timofeev
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Briko
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000378:metabolism; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001430:Bacteriocins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C021433:IgA-specific serine endopeptidase