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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2642-2644, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2642-2644.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

NAD-Glycohydrolase Production and speA and speC Distribution in Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Isolates Do Not Correlate with Severe GAS Diseases in the Australian Population

Armando DelVecchio,1 Michael Maley,2 Bart J. Currie,1,3 and K. S. Sriprakash1,3,4*

Menzies School of Health Research,1 Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, Darwin,3 Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane,4 South Western Area Pathology Services, Liverpool, Sydney, Australia2

Received 14 January 2002/ Returned for modification 7 April 2002/ Accepted 21 April 2002

Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from a tropical region and a subtropical region of Australia with high and low incidences of severe streptococcal diseases, respectively, were analyzed for speA, speB, and speC gene distributions and NAD-glycohydrolase expression. No direct correlation of these characteristics with a propensity to cause invasive diseases was observed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 300, Herston Rd., Herston, Qld 4006, Australia. Phone: 61-7-33620407. Fax: 61-7-33620104. E-mail: sriS{at}qimr.edu.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2642-2644, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2642-2644.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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