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hyaluronic acid capsule |
| Victor ID |
4882 |
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Gene Name |
hyaluronic acid capsule |
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Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Gene Strand (Orientation) |
? |
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Molecule Role |
Virulence factor |
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Molecule Role Annotation |
MUTATION: A mutant acapsular strain TX72 (with a mutation in hasA) was avirulent in mice and sensitive to phagocytic killing in vitro (Wessels et al., 1994). |
| References |
Wessels et al., 1994: Wessels MR, Goldberg JB, Moses AE, DiCesare TJ. Effects on virulence of mutations in a locus essential for hyaluronic acid capsule expression in group A streptococci. Infection and immunity. 1994; 62(2); 433-441. [PubMed: 8300204].
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