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Identification of sequence types among the M-nontypeable group A streptococci.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcal diseases, namely, acute glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever, are common features in the aboriginal population of the Northern Territory of Australia. We examined the group A streptococcal M types identified during various surveys conducted since 1987. Streptococci were predominantly isolated from skin infections. A high proportion of the isolates could not be serotyped by conventional means and were designated M nontypeable (MNT). M-specific DNA sequences from the MNT isolates were examined, and sequence types were proposed for the classification of MNTs. This allowed a more precise estimate of the M types present in a population study.

SUBMITTER: Relf WA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC270620 | biostudies-other | 1992 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Identification of sequence types among the M-nontypeable group A streptococci.

Relf W A WA Martin D R DR Sriprakash K S KS

Journal of clinical microbiology 19921201 12

Streptococcal diseases, namely, acute glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever, are common features in the aboriginal population of the Northern Territory of Australia. We examined the group A streptococcal M types identified during various surveys conducted since 1987. Streptococci were predominantly isolated from skin infections. A high proportion of the isolates could not be serotyped by conventional means and were designated M nontypeable (MNT). M-specific DNA sequences from the MNT isol ...[more]

PMID: 1339461

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Identification of sequence types among the M-nontypeable group A streptococci.

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Identification of sequence types among the M-nontypeable group A streptococci.

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