title: Emergence of the Same Successful Clade among Distinct Populations of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes in Multiple Geographic Regions.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Friães
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pato
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carriço
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melo-Cristino
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ramirez@fm.ul.pt.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-6233
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*