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Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus; GAS) is one of the most common and dispersible of human pathogens. In recent years, a new type of severe infectious disease (Severe invasive group A streptococcal infections, or streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome; TSLS) caused by this pathogen has spread (3,4,6).
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Inagaki, Y., Myouga, F., Watanabe, H. (1997). Detection of New DNA Fragments Integrated on the Genome of M1 and M3 Group A Streptococci from Streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome. In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_16
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