Array of M protein gene subtypes in 1064 recent invasive group A streptococcus isolates recovered from the active bacterial core surveillance |
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Authors: | Li Zhongya Sakota Varja Jackson Delois Franklin Alma Ruth Beall Bernard;Active Bacterial Core Surveillance/Emerging Infections Program Network |
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Institution: | Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. |
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Abstract: | Using sequence analysis to detect variation within the hypervariable M protein N terminus, we found 41 emm types encompassing 81 subtypes, among 1064 consecutive invasive group A streptococcus isolates from a recent multistate, population-based surveillance. Seventeen of the 30 emm types represented by multiple isolates displayed multiple subtypes. Most subtypes differed from reference strain emm sequences as a result of single base substitutions or other alterations likely to be stably inherited. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database (available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/biotech/strep/strepblast.htm) currently contains 225 distinct emm types encompassing 450 subtypes. Although this subtyping scheme increases specificity, limited variation within individual types favors introduction of M protein type-specific vaccines. |
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