RocA Truncation Underpins Hyper-Encapsulation, Carriage Longevity and Transmissibility of Serotype M18 Group A Streptococci

Inactivation of the CovR/S Virulence Regulator Impairs Infection in an Improved Murine Model of Streptococcus pyogenes Naso-Pharyngeal Infection

(2013) Faraz M. Alam et al.   PLoS One

Human Disease Isolates of Serotype M4 and M22 Group A Streptococcus Lack Genes Required for Hyaluronic Acid Capsule Biosynthesis

(2012) A. R. Flores et al.   mBio

Serotype- and strain- dependent contribution of the sensor kinase CovS of the CovRS two-component system to Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis

(2010) Venelina Sugareva et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Priming the Immune System for Heart Disease: A Perspective on Group A Streptococci

(2010) Nadia M. J. Ellis et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Genetic Switch to Hypervirulence Reduces Colonization Phenotypes of the Globally Disseminated Group AStreptococcusM1T1 Clone

(2010) Andrew Hollands et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Decreased necrotizing fasciitis capacity caused by a single nucleotide mutation that alters a multiple gene virulence axis

(2010) R. J. Olsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CovS Simultaneously Activates and Inhibits the CovR-Mediated Repression of Distinct Subsets of Group A Streptococcus Virulence Factor-Encoding Genes

(2009) J. Trevino et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Emerging Role of the Interleukin‐8 Cleaving Enzyme SpyCEP in ClinicalStreptococcus pyogenesInfection

(2009) Claire E. Turner et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The IL-8 Protease SpyCEP/ScpC of Group A Streptococcus Promotes Resistance to Neutrophil Killing

(2008) Annelies S. Zinkernagel et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

A Chemokine-Degrading Extracellular Protease Made by Group A Streptococcus Alters Pathogenesis by Enhancing Evasion of the Innate Immune Response

(2008) P. Sumby et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Evolution of the Hyaluronic Acid Synthesis (has) Operon in Streptococcus zooepidemicus and Other Pathogenic Streptococci

(2008) Lars M. Blank et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

A Naturally Occurring Mutation in ropB Suppresses SpeB Expression and Reduces M1T1 Group A Streptococcal Systemic Virulence

(2008) Andrew Hollands et al.   PLoS One