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SUBMITTER: Booth WT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551413 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Booth William T WT Morris Trevor L TL Mysona David P DP Shah Milan J MJ Taylor Linda K LK Karlin Taylor W TW Clary Kathryn K Majorek Karolina A KA Offermann Lesa R LR Chruszcz Maksymilian M
The FEBS journal 20170707 15
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Group A Strep (GAS), is an obligate human pathogen that is responsible for millions of infections and numerous deaths per year. Infection manifestations can range from simple, acute pharyngitis to more complex, necrotizing fasciitis. To date, most treatments for GAS infections involve the use of common antibiotics including tetracycline and clindamycin. Unfortunately, new strains have been identified that are resistant to these drugs, therefore, new targets ...[more]