Complete Genome Sequence of emm 1 Streptococcus pyogenes A20, a Strain with an Intact Two-Component System, CovRS, Isolated from a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis

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28 February 2013

journal article
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Published by American Society for Microbiology in Microbiology Resource Announcements

Vol. 1 (1) , e00149-12
DOI:10.1128/genomea.00149-12
PMID:23405303
PMCID:PMC3569289

Abstract

Here, we announce the complete sequence of Streptococcus pyogenes A20. This strain was isolated from a patient with necrotizing fasciitis. Given that A20 harbors an intact two-component system, CovRS, the discovery of its genome sequence provides more insight into the pathogenesis of a pandemic emm 1 strain.

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