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Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008
Perspective

Rise and Persistence of Global M1T1 Clone of Streptococcus pyogenes

Ramy K. AzizComments to Author  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 2

Similarities and differences between the 4 highly related prophages 5005.2, 370.3, MemPhiS, and 315.3. The figure, generated by the SEED comparison tools (22) (http://theseed.uchicago.edu), shows the physical maps of the 4 prophages near their attachment sites. Arrows with identical colors designate orthologous genes; those in gray designate alternative alleles of the genes. p, prx; mf, mitogenic factor; cadA, heavy metal/cadmium transporter ATPase; GAS, group A streptococci.

Figure 2. Similarities and differences between the 4 highly related prophages 5005.2, 370.3, MemPhiS, and 315.3. The figure, generated by the SEED comparison tools (22) (http://theseed.uchicago.edu), shows the physical maps of the 4 prophages near their attachment sites. Arrows with identical colors designate orthologous genes; those in gray designate alternative alleles of the genes. p, prx; mf, mitogenic factor; cadA, heavy metal/cadmium transporter ATPase; GAS, group A streptococci.

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