Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Rise and Persistence of Global M1T1 Clone of Streptococcus pyogenes

Ramy K. Aziz

and Malak Kotb

Author affiliations: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (R.K. Aziz); VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (R.K. Aziz, M. Kotb)University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (M. Kotb); University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (M. Kotb);

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Figure 1

Suggested model for toxin mobilization between phages, reprinted from Aziz et al. (19). Recombination hot spots on both sides of the toxin genes are shown: one is prx (paratox), and the other may be lys (lysin), hol (holin), or hylP (phage hyaluronidase).

Figure 1. Suggested model for toxin mobilization between phages, reprinted from Aziz et al. (19). Recombination hot spots on both sides of the toxin genes are shown: one is prx (paratox), and the other may be lys (lysin), hol (holin), or hylP (phage hyaluronidase).

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