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- Title
Rapid selection of complement-inhibiting protein variants in group A Streptococcus epidemic waves.
- Authors
Hoe, N P; Nakashima, K; Lukomski, S; Grigsby, D; Liu, M; Kordari, P; Dou, S J; Pan, X; Vuopio-Varkila, J; Salmelinna, S; McGeer, A; Low, D E; Schwartz, B; Schuchat, A; Naidich, S; De Lorenzo, D; Fu, Y X; Musser, J M
- Abstract
Serotype M1 group A Streptococcus strains cause epidemic waves of human infections long thought to be mono- or pauciclonal. The gene encoding an extracellular group A Streptococcus protein (streptococcal inhibitor of complement) that inhibits human complement was sequenced in 1,132 M1 strains recovered from population-based surveillance of infections in Canada, Finland and the United States. Epidemic waves are composed of strains expressing a remarkably heterogeneous array of variants of streptococcal inhibitor of complement that arise very rapidly by natural selection on mucosal surfaces. Thus, our results enhance the understanding of pathogen population dynamics in epidemic waves and infectious disease reemergence.
- Publication
Nature medicine, 1999, Vol 5, Issue 8, p924
- ISSN
1078-8956
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/11369