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Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words bacteriology Microbiology virology mycology Mikrobiologi bakteriologi virologi mykologi fibrinogen FHL-1 Factor H M protein Streptococcus pyogenes phagocytosis.
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1. Mechanisms of phagocytosis resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes
Abstract : A distinguishing feature of Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) is their ability to resist phagocytosis in whole human blood in the absence of type-specific antibodies, a property that is dependent on the expression of the surface associated M proteins. A common characteristic of M proteins is their interaction with a variety of host proteins including the complement regulatory protein factor H (FH) and fibrinogen that plays a key role in coagulation. READ MORE