Fibronectin-binding protein gene recombination and horizontal transfer between group A and G streptococci |
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| Authors: | Towers Rebecca J Gal Daniel McMillan David Sriprakash Kadaba S Currie Bart J Walker Mark J Chhatwal Gursharan S Fagan Peter K |
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| Affiliation: | Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | We report evidence of interspecies gene transfer between the important virulence factor genes sfbI and gfbA. Because the identified group G streptococcus gfbA types possess DNA cassettes that can be identified in a number of group A streptococcus strains, it appears that homologous recombination is occurring between these species. |
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