The crystal structures of truncated forms of the Streptococcus pyogenes phage-encoded hyaluronate lyases HylP2 and HylP3 were determined by molecular replacement to 1.6 and 1.9 Å resolution, respectively. The truncated forms crystallized in a hexagonal space group, forming a trimer around the threefold crystallographic axis. The arrangement of the fold is very similar to that observed in the structure of the related hyaluronate lyase HylP1. The structural elements putatively involved in substrate recognition are found to be conserved in both the HylP2 and HylP3 fragments.. ...

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Streptococcus pyogenes adalah penyebab banyak penyakit penting pada manusia yang berkisar dari infeksi kulit permukaan yang ringan hingga penyakit sistemik yang mengancam hidup. Infeksi khasnya bermula di tenggorokan atau kulit. Infeksi ringan Streptococcus pyogenes termasuk faringitis (radang kerongkongan) dan infeksi kulit setempat (impetigo). Erisipelas dan selulitis dicirikan oleh perbiakan dan penyebaran samping Streptococcus pyogenes di lapisan dalam kulit. Serangan dan perbiakan Streptococcus pyogenes di fasia dapat menimbulkan fasitis nekrosis, keadaan yang besar kemungkinan mengancam hidup yang memerlukan penanganan bedah.. Infeksi akibat strain tertentu Streptococcus pyogenes bisa dikaitkan dengan pelepasan toksin bakteri. Infeksi kerongkongan yang dihubungkan dengan pelepasan toksin tertentu bisa menimbulkan penyakit jengkering (scarlet fever). Infeksi toksigen Streptococcus pyogenes lainnya bisa menimbulkan sindrom syok toksik streptococcus, yang bisa mengancam ...

article{5e431ccf-32ec-477e-bd56-bf5f8eca2415, abstract = {Many strains of the important human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes form aggregates when grown in vitro in liquid medium. The present studies demonstrate that this property is crucial for the adherence, the resistance to phagocytosis and the virulence of S. pyogenes. A conserved sequence of 19 amino acid residues (designated AHP) was identified in surface proteins of common S. pyogenes serotypes. This sequence was found to promote bacterial aggregation through homophilic protein-protein interactions between AHP-containing surface proteins of neighbouring bacteria. A synthetic AHP peptide inhibited S. pyogenes aggregation, reduced the survival of S. pyogenes in human blood and attenuated its virulence in mice. In contrast, mutant bacteria devoid of surface proteins containing AHP-related sequences did not aggregate or adhere to epithelial cells. These bacteria are also rapidly killed in human blood and show reduced virulence in mice, ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Epidemiology analysis of streptococcus pyogenes in a hospital in Southern Taiwan by use of the updated emm cluster typing system. AU - Chiang-Ni, Chuan. AU - Zheng, Po Xing. AU - Wang, Shu Ying. AU - Tsai, Pei Jane. AU - Chuang, Woei Jer. AU - Lin, Yee Shin. AU - Liu, Ching Chuan. AU - Wu, Jiunn Jong. N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.. PY - 2016/1. Y1 - 2016/1. N2 - emm typing is the most widely used molecular typing method for the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]). emm typing is based on a small variable region of the emm gene; however, the emm cluster typing system defines GAS types according to the nearly complete sequence of the emm gene. Therefore, emm cluster typing is considered to provide more information regarding the functional and structural properties ofMproteins in different emm types of GAS. In the present study, 677 isolates collected between 1994 and 2008 in a hospital in ...

Global Markets Directs Pharmaceutical and Healthcare latest pipeline guide Streptococcus pyogenes Infections - Pipeline Review, H2 2017, provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Streptococcus pyogenes Infections (Infectious Disease), complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type. The guide covers the descriptive pharmacological action of the therapeutics, its complete research and development history and latest news and press releases.. The Streptococcus pyogenes Infections (Infectious Disease) pipeline guide also reviews of key players involved in therapeutic development for Streptococcus pyogenes Infections and features dormant and discontinued projects. The guide covers therapeutics under Development by Companies /Universities /Institutes, the molecules developed by Companies in Phase II, Preclinical and Discovery stages are 1, 4 and 3 respectively. Similarly, the ...

As part of a Europe-wide initiative to explore current epidemiologic patterns of severe disease caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the United Kingdom undertook enhanced population-based surveillance during 2003-2004. A total of 3,775 confirmed cases of severe S. pyogenes infection were identified over 2 years, 3.33/100,000 population, substantially more than previously estimated. Skin/soft tissue infections were the most common manifestation (42%), followed by respiratory tract infections (17%). Injection drug use was identified as a risk factor for 20% of case-patients. One in 5 infected case-patients died within 7 days of diagnosis; the highest mortality rate was for cases of necrotizing fasciitis (34%). Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, alcoholism, young age, and infection with emm/M3 types were independently associated with increased risk for streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Understanding the pattern of these diseases and predictors of poor patient outcome will help with identification and

A vaccine to protect against diseases resulting from infection with Streptococcus pyogenes is under development. This vaccine utilizes a recombinant fusion protein (SpeAB) comprising of genetically detoxified SpeA, a secreted toxin, and SpeB, a surface bound and secreted cysteine protease. During phase I investigations a lead vaccine formulation was determined by optimization of critical parameters such as buffer, pH, stabilizer, and adjuvant interactions. Potency studies in mice demonstrated significantly greater induction of an antigen-specific IgG immune response to the vaccine than antigen alone. Additionally, the antibodies produced were functional at neutralization of wild type SpeA toxin. These results demonstrate that the SpeAB vaccine developed during the phase I investigation has great potential to provide protection against diseases resulting from infection by Streptococcus pyogenes. For phase II development of the vaccine the overall goal is to complete non-clinical safety studies in ...

Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SPE B), a conserved extracellular cysteine protease expressed by the human pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, was purified and shown to cleave inactive human interleukin 1 beta precursor (pIL-1 beta) to produce biologically active IL-1 beta. SPE B cleaves pIL-1 beta one residue amino-terminal to the site where a recently characterized endogenous human cysteine protease acts. IL-1 beta resulting from cleavage of pIL-1 beta by SPE B induced nitric oxide synthase activity in vascular smooth muscle cells and killed of the human melanoma A375 line. Two additional naturally occurring SPE B variants cleaved pIL-1 beta in a similar fashion. By demonstrating that SPE B catalyzes the formation of biologically active IL-1 beta from inactive pIL-1 beta, our data add a further dimension to an emerging theme in microbial pathogenesis that bacterial and viral virulence factors act directly on host cytokine pathways. The data also contribute to an enlarging ...

Severe, sometimes life-threatening, GAS disease may occur when bacteria get into parts of the body where bacteria usually are not found, such as the blood, muscle, or the lungs. These infections are termed invasive GAS disease. Two of the most severe, but least common, forms of invasive GAS disease are necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Necrotizing fasciitis (occasionally described by the media as the flesh-eating bacteria) destroys muscles, fat, and skin tissue. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, causes blood pressure to drop rapidly and organs (e.g., kidney, liver, lungs) to fail. STSS is not the same as the toxic shock syndrome frequently associated with tampon usage. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - A Multi-Serotype Approach Clarifies the Catabolite Control Protein A Regulon in the Major Human Pathogen Group A Streptococcus. AU - Debroy, Sruti. AU - Saldaña, Miguel. AU - Travisany, Dante. AU - Montano, Andrew. AU - Galloway-Peña, Jessica. AU - Horstmann, Nicola. AU - Yao, Hui. AU - González, Mauricio. AU - Maass, Alejandro. AU - Latorre, Mauricio. AU - Shelburne, Samuel A.. PY - 2016/9/1. Y1 - 2016/9/1. N2 - Catabolite control protein A (CcpA) is a highly conserved, master regulator of carbon source utilization in gram-positive bacteria, but the CcpA regulon remains ill-defined. In this study we aimed to clarify the CcpA regulon by determining the impact of CcpA-inactivation on the virulence and transcriptome of three distinct serotypes of the major human pathogen Group A Streptococcus (GAS). CcpA-inactivation significantly decreased GAS virulence in a broad array of animal challenge models consistent with the idea that CcpA is critical to gram-positive bacterial ...

These data provide the first direct evidence that GSH peroxidase makes a contribution to bacterial pathogenesis. Consistent with a role in defense against oxidative stress, GpoA was important in those infections that required S. pyogenes to interact with host cells in an inflammatory exudate. These data, combined with the distribution of genes with homology to GpoA in other pathogenic bacterial species, suggests that GSH peroxidase may have a general role in bacterial virulence.. The specific contribution of GpoA to S. pyogenes virulence appears to be complex. While a previous study found that the GpoA− mutant was more sensitive to the oxidative stress generated by paraquat, the mutant grew normally under aerobic conditions and was not more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide (18). Furthermore, the wild type and the GpoA− mutant could both be induced to high-level peroxide resistance by a prior exposure to a sublethal dose of peroxide (18). These data suggest that S. pyogenes has a complex ...

phdthesis{4c19e931-9bbd-4b30-a22f-1c1c93a81582, abstract = {Several bacterial species express surface proteins with affinity for the Fc part of human IgG. This thesis describes evolutionary and functional studies of protein H, an IgGFc-binding surface protein of the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes. By using peptide mapping and NMR analysis the IgGFc-binding region of protein G, a surface protein of group C and G streptococci, was identified. Various fragments of protein H localized the IgGFc-binding region to the N-terminal part of this molecule. It was also demonstrated that protein A, an IgGFc-binding protein of Staphylococcus aureus, protein G and protein H bind to the same site on IgGFc, although there is no sequence homology between the IgGFc-binding regions of these proteins. The finding that unrelated bacterial proteins have evolved regions with similar function, represents an example of convergent evolution. Protein H also absorbs albumin from human plasma and by using fragments of ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Structure and Function Characterization of the a1a2 Motifs of Streptococcus pyogenes M Protein in Human Plasminogen Binding. AU - Quek, Adam J.H.. AU - Mazzitelli, Blake A.. AU - Wu, Guojie. AU - Leung, Eleanor W.W.. AU - Caradoc-Davies, Tom T.. AU - Lloyd, Gordon J.. AU - Jeevarajah, Devadharshini. AU - Conroy, Paul J.. AU - Sanderson-Smith, Martina. AU - Yuan, Yue. AU - Ayinuola, Yetunde A.. AU - Castellino, Francis J.. AU - Whisstock, James C.. AU - Law, Ruby H.P.. PY - 2019/9/6. Y1 - 2019/9/6. N2 - Plasminogen (Plg)-binding M protein (PAM) is a group A streptococcal cell surface receptor that is crucial for bacterial virulence. Previous studies revealed that, by binding to the kringle 2 (KR2) domain of host Plg, the pathogen attains a proteolytic microenvironment on the cell surface that facilitates its dissemination from the primary infection site. Each of the PAM molecules in their dimeric assembly consists of two Plg binding motifs (called the a1 and a2 repeats). To date, ...

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Group A streptococci (GAS) are notorious bacteria causing a wide variety of clinical manifestations ranging from mild, acute streptococcal pharyngitis to chronic non-suppurative diseases and immunological sequelae. They are further complicated by the global rise on the emergence of macrolide resistance among these bacteria in which several M protein gene (emm) and sequence types are associated with invasive diseases.The current study aimed at determining the erythromycin resistance patterns and molecular characteristics of GAS clinical strains by emm and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) methods.Thirty-five GAS clinical isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing by disk diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of erythromycin against GAS by E-test was determined. Clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI) guideline was used for the interpretation of results. Detection of ermA, ermB, and mefA genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed and emm

PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES. SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT NAME: Streptococcus pyogenes SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: Group A (β-hemolytic) streptocci (GAS), streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, impetigo, erysipelas, puerperal fever, necrotizing fasciitis, toxic shock syndrome, septicaemia, acute rheumatic fever, acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, gas gangrene CHARACTERISTICS: Streptococcus pyogenes is an aerobic, gram-positive extracellular bacterium (1, 2). It is made up of non-motile, non-sporing cocci that are less then 2 µm in length and that form chains and large colonies greater then 0.5 mm in size (3, 4). It has a β-hemolytic growth pattern on blood agar and there are over 60 different strains of the bacterium (5, 6). SECTION II - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION PATHOGENICITY/TOXICITY: This bacterium is responsible for a wide array of infections (7, 8). It can cause streptococcal sore throat which is characterized by fever, enlarged ...

A better understanding of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in bacteria relies on studying their transcriptome. RNA sequencing methods are used not only to assess RNA abundance but also the exact boundaries of primary and processed transcripts. Here, we developed a method, called identification of specific cleavage position (ISCP), which enables the identification of direct endoribonuclease targets in vivo by comparing the 5 and 3 ends of processed transcripts between wild type and RNase deficient strains. To demonstrate the ISCP method, we used as a model the double-stranded specific RNase III in the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes. We mapped 92 specific cleavage positions (SCPs) among which, 48 were previously described and 44 are new, with the characteristic 2 nucleotides 3 overhang of RNase III. Most SCPs were located in untranslated regions of RNAs. We screened for RNase III targets using transcriptomic differential expression analysis (DEA) and ...

SUMMARY: Although the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) has been considered an extracellular pathogen which adheres to human mucosal epithelium, the streptococcus possesses invasive capacity for cultured human epithelial cells. This study provides genetic and functional evidence supporting the conclusion that protein F is capable of mediating entry of S. pyogenes into HeLa cells. Using 111916 insertion mutagenesis or an isogenic 5. pyogenes strain with a defined mutation in the gene encoding protein F (prtF), it was observed that the invasive capacity was affected by the levels of surface-exposed protein F, but not by those of M protein. In addition, heterologous expression of protein F on Enterococcus faecalis conferred upon the bacteria an efficient invasive phenotype. Several assays demonstrated that both the fibronectin-binding domains of protein F, UR and RD2, were involved in host-cell invasion. In addition, coinfection experiments of HeLa cells with 5.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Japan by a point mutation leading to a new amino acid substitution. AU - Arai, Kazuaki. AU - Hirakata, Yoichi. AU - Yano, Hisakazu. AU - Kanamori, Hajime. AU - Endo, Shiro. AU - Hirotani, Ayako. AU - Abe, Yuko. AU - Nagasawa, Mitsuaki. AU - Kitagawa, Miho. AU - Aoyagi, Tetsuji. AU - Hatta, Masumitsu. AU - Yamada, Mitsuhiro. AU - Nishimaki, Katsushi. AU - Takayama, Yoko. AU - Yamamoto, Natsuo. AU - Kunishima, Hiroyuki. AU - Kaku, Mitsuo. PY - 2011/3/1. Y1 - 2011/3/1. N2 - Objectives: Streptococcus pyogenes causes various diseases in humans. While the prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant S. pyogenes isolates has been increasing since 2000 in the USA and Europe, it has remained very low in Japan. We isolated a fluoroquinolone-resistant S. pyogenes strain and analysed its genetics. Methods: TU-296, a strain of S. pyogenes resistant to levofloxacin (MIC 16 mg/L), was isolated from the throat of a patient in their ...

Streptococcus pyogenes is a beta-hemolytic bacterium that belongs to Lancefield serogroup A, also known as group A streptococci (GAS). Streptococcus pyogenes is

In an attempt to compare the epidemiology of severe S. pyogenes infection within Europe, prospective data were collected through the Strep-EURO programme. Surveillance of severe S. pyogenes infection diagnosed during 2003 and 2004 was undertaken in eleven countries across Europe using a standardised case definition and questionnaire. Patient data as well as bacterial isolates were collected and characterized by T- and, M/emm-typing and selected strains were analysed for presence of superantigen genes. Data were analysed to compare the clinical and microbiological patterns of infections across participating countries. Totally 4353 isolates were collected from 5521 cases with severe S. pyogenes infection identified. It was wide diversity of M/emm-types (104) found among the S. pyogenes clinical isolates but M/emm-type distribution varied broadly between participating countries. The ten most predominant M/emm-types were 1, 28, 3, 89, 87, 12, 4, 83, 81, and 5 in descending order. A correlation was ...

Both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens utilize specific ABC transporters to transport heme across the cytoplasmic membrane, and lipoprotein components of heme-specific ABC transporters have the ability to bind heme (8, 23, 24, 29, 30). In this study, we found that recombinant HtsA, the lipoprotein component of HtsABC of GAS, has an associated chromophore. The features of its optical absorption spectrum and analyses of HtsA by a pyridine hemochrome assay and ICP-MS indicated that the bound chromophore is heme. Moreover, reconstitution of holo-HtsA from apo-HtsA and heme conclusively demonstrated that HtsA binds heme in a 1:1 stoichiometry. These results suggest that HtsABC is an ABC transporter for heme uptake in GAS. The M1 GAS genome (10) encodes 15 putative ABC transporters. We have expressed the recombinant mature form of the lipoproteins for 13 of the 15 transporters in a soluble form in E. coli and purified 9 of the 13 proteins. E. coli overexpressing these proteins, excluding HtsA, ...

Baldassarri L, Creti R, Recchia S, Imperi M, Facinelli B, Giovanetti E, Pataracchia M, Alfarone G & Orefic G (2006) Therapeutic failures of antibiotics used to treat macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be due to biofilm formation. J Clin Microbiol 44: 2721-2727 ...

Estimates of disease burden and data on the sources of invasive postpartum group A streptococcus (GAS) infections will help guide public health action. Active, population-based surveillance was conducted in 9 regions from 1995 through 2000. A case of GAS infection was defined as isolation of GAS from a sterile site in a resident of a surveillance area who was pregnant or in the postpartum period. Census and live birth data were used to calculate rates. Eighty-seven cases of postpartum GAS infection (2.2% of 3957 invasive GAS infections) occurred at 3%-8% of hospitals annually. We estimate that 220 cases occurred annually in the United States. Two or more cases were noted during 6 months at 8 hospitals, during 1 year at 13 hospitals, and during 2 years at 16 hospitals. Cases due to identical emm types clustered more frequently than expected by chance. Although postpartum GAS infections are rare, the clustering of infections due to identical strains suggests that some invasive cases may have a ...

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Culture of Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) on blood agar. Streptococcus pyogenes can colonize the upper respiratory tract without signs of disease, but generally it is a pathogen of humans with a wide range of diseases. Most common is the inflammation of the pharynx but it can also cause life-threatening infections such as skin or soft-tissue infections. - Stock Image C029/1367

SALDIAS P, Fernando; YANEZ V, Jorge; SALDIAS H, Velia y DIAZ P, Orlando. Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: Report of one case. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2008, vol.136, n.12, pp.1564-1569. ISSN 0034-9887. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872008001200009.. During the past two decades there has been a resurgence ofinvasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, specially pneumonia and bacteremia. We report a 35 year-old female previously subjected to a thyroidectomy for a thyroid cáncer, that five days after operation, presented with a severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Lancefield Group A Streptococcus) that was complicated by acute respiratory failure and septic shock. She was treated with a combination of 3 g/day of cefotaxime and 1.8 g/day of clindamycin with a good clinical response and discharged from the hospital in good conditions. Although this microorganism is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia, previously ...

SALDIAS P, Fernando; YANEZ V, Jorge; SALDIAS H, Velia y DIAZ P, Orlando. Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: Report of one case. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2008, vol.136, n.12, pp.1564-1569. ISSN 0034-9887. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872008001200009.. During the past two decades there has been a resurgence ofinvasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, specially pneumonia and bacteremia. We report a 35 year-old female previously subjected to a thyroidectomy for a thyroid cáncer, that five days after operation, presented with a severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Lancefield Group A Streptococcus) that was complicated by acute respiratory failure and septic shock. She was treated with a combination of 3 g/day of cefotaxime and 1.8 g/day of clindamycin with a good clinical response and discharged from the hospital in good conditions. Although this microorganism is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia, previously ...

Wounds are known to serve as portals of entry for group A Streptococcus (GAS). Subsequent tissue colonization is mediated by interactions between GAS surface proteins and host extracellular matrix components. We recently reported that the streptococcal collagen-like protein-1, Scl1, selectively binds the cellular form of fibronectin (cFn) and also contributes to GAS biofilm formation on abiotic su

In the Streptococcus pyogenes M6 strain D471, an insertion of the conjugative transposon Tn916 into a region 2 kb upstream of the promoter of emm6 (the structural gene for the M protein) rendered the strain M negative (M. G. Caparon and J. R. Scott, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:8677-8681, 1987). In the present work, we show that this insertion mutation, mry-1, is 244 bp upstream of an open reading frame encoding a protein we call Mry. This protein is visible on a gel after transcription and translation in vitro. We have developed a technique for complementation analysis in S. pyogenes and have used it to show that the wild-type mry gene is dominant to two mutant alleles. This dominance indicates that Mry acts in trans as a positive regulator of the emm6 gene. The translated DNA sequence of mry has two regions of similarity to the motif common to the receptor protein of two-component regulatory systems. In addition, the N terminus of Mry has two regions resembling a helix-turn-helix motif. Mry ...

The pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes is a significant cause of human morbidity and mortality. Most of the work in this thesis is focused on streptococcal virulence factor IdeS, but the thesis also features work on SpeB, another streptococcal virulence factor. Both IdeS and SpeB are secreted cysteine proteases and both have previously been shown to degrade human IgG. IgG is the only known substrate for IdeS while SpeB is a more promiscuous protease with a larger number of identified substrates. A significant part of the data presented in this thesis is the result of designing and optimizing methods to detect and accurately measure the proteolytic degradation of IgG. Methods aimed at measuring the binding interactions between enzyme and substrate have also been frequently utilized. I show that IdeS is a monomeric protease, as opposed to previously published data that suggested it to be dimeric. IdeS cleaves the two heavy chains of IgG in a two-step reaction and I demonstrate that the first cleavage ...

Streptococcus pyogenes GRAB protein: GRAB - G-related alpha2-macroglobulin-binding protein; isolated from Streptococcus pyogenes; amino acid sequence in first source

Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC ® BAA-1315D-5™ Designation: Genomic from Streptococcus pyogenes MGAS9429 (ATCC BAA-1315) TypeStrain=False Application:

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Unassisted metastasis through the lymphatic system is a mechanism of dissemination thus far ascribed only to cancer cells. Here, we report that Streptococcus pyogenes also hijack lymphatic vessels to escape a local infection site, transiting through sequential lymph nodes and efferent lymphatic vessels to enter the bloodstream. Contrasting with previously reported mechanisms of intracellular pathogen carriage by phagocytes, we show S. pyogenes remain extracellular during transit, first in afferent and then efferent lymphatics that carry the bacteria through successive draining lymph nodes. We identify streptococcal virulence mechanisms important for bacterial lymphatic dissemination and show that metastatic streptococci within infected lymph nodes resist and subvert clearance by phagocytes, enabling replication that can seed intense bloodstream infection. The findings establish the lymphatic system as both a survival niche and conduit to the bloodstream for S. pyogenes, explaining the phenomenon of

So when nine patients contracted Streptococcus pyogenes infections during the month of august, there was a serious cause for concern. These patients had very little in common. They were operated on in different theatres. they were housed in different wards. In fact the only thing linking these patients was the anaesthetist attending them. He hadnt been ill with any of the disease associated with Streptococcus pyogenes. But it is possible for people to be asymptomatically colonised on their throats. So naturally they took throat swabs from him. They found nothing. There was no trace of Streptococcus pyogenes. So he couldnt possibly be the source of the infection ...

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provides been reported to make a true amount of surface-associated and extracellular items contributing to the pathogenesis. In particular, many cell surface area proteins possess been noted as being included in colonization and adherence during infection [3]. Many cell surface area meats of gram-positive bacterias talk about equivalent structural features that consist of a adjustable amino terminus, a central area with repeated sequences, and a cell-associated area with a LPXTGX cell wall structure moored theme [4]. A brand-new T. pyogenes cell surface area proteins family members, streptococcal collagen-like (Scl) proteins, provides been discovered [5-10] lately. Scl1 (SclA) and Scl2 BMS-707035 (SclB), two Scl proteins family members associates, talk about a equivalent framework theme, including the LPXTGX theme and a central area constructed BMS-707035 of adjustable quantities of Gly-X-X (GXX) collagen-like motifs. Collagen displays a triple-helical, elongated proteins framework that is ...

This thesis investigates the transcriptional responses of Streptococcus pyogenes in the pharyngeal environment and characterizes two transcriptional regulators involved in the adaptive response to the host. Furthermore, this thesis explores the potential role of integrated prophage on the streptococcal transcriptome. We are specifically interested in global regulatory systems in group A streptococci and how they impact virulence regulation. With this work, we hoped to identify new regulatory elements involved in the infection process. The first objective of this thesis was to determine the transcriptional shift induced in streptococci upon introduction into the in vitro host environment. Using three time points, we examined the dynamic transcriptome remodeling program that streptococci undergo following exposure to cell-free pharyngeal culture supernatants or during co-culture with intact pharyngeal monolayers. These studies highlighted that streptococci modulate expression of virulence factors in the

I love fallacies, old wives tales, and urban myths…. You are probably familiar with the dogma that you should never use cotrimoxazole to treat infections due to Streptococcus pyogenes.. In the laboratory setting we have traditionally never been much good at in-vitro susceptibility testing for cotrimoxazole against Streptococcus pyogenes…. Why?. In vitro susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pyogenes against cotrimoxazole is dependent on/vulnerable to the amount of thymidine in the susceptibility media. Thymidine allows Streptococcus pyogenes to bypass sulphonamide mediated inhibition of folate metabolism.. In the past, media contained unregulated (and often high) levels of thymidine, particularly those media that contained blood. As a consequence Streptococcus pyogenes survived quite happily on such media, even in the presence of sulphonamides and thus showed in-vitro resistance.. However modern media such as Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA) are now regulated as to their thymidine content. A ...

Mono- and Stereopictres of 5.0 Angstrom coordination sphere of Sodium atom in PDB 2amf: Crystal Structure of 1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Reductase From Human Pathogen Streptococcus Pyogenes

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus [GAS]) is one of the clinically most important human pathogens responsible for numerous diseases with diverse clinical manifestations. GAS infections range from mild superficial skin infections to life-threatening systemic diseases associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. As the epidemiology of GAS infections changes, a rapid and trustworthy characterization of the isolates is required for epidemiological analysis and infection control. This study aimed at the molecular characterization of GAS isolated from Lebanon. Isolates were characterized by emm typing, superantigen and antibiotic profiles. Fourty-one distinct emm types were detected among the 150 isolates, the most prevalent of which were emm types: 89 (16%), 12 (10%), 2 (9%) and 1 (8%), previously associated with invasive infections. Five isolates were non-typeable. Antibiotic susceptibility testing against seven different classes revealed that all were susceptible to vancomycin, ...

Streptococcus pyogenes is a human pathogen that can manipulate host cell machinery in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), exploiting host cell endocytosis to become an intracellular pathogen. It is postulated that deep tissue infection is initiated by bacterial migration across the endothelial cell barrier. Deep tissue invasive S. pyogenes infection has been associated with persistent infections that potentially lead to sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. Simvastatin, a common cholesterol-lowering drug, inhibits localization of Rho GTPase isoforms that regulate host cell endocytosis. We performed bioassays to examine how simvastatin may influence S. pyogenes invasion in HUVEC. Simvastatin treatment decreased S. pyogenes invasion 87±12%. Host cell actin stress fibers are typically disassembled in response to S. pyogenes infection; however, simvastatin treatment decreased actin stress fiber disassembly by 12% compared to control. Simvastatin decreased HUVEC binding to fibronectin by ...

Streptococcus Pyogenes. The bacteria that causes Scarlet Fever By Brittany Sartain. General Information. Scientific name: Streptococcus pyogenes . They are gram-positive Metabolism: anaerobic, heterotrophs Produces a pyrogenic exotoxin Does not form endospores (no special adaptations)...

The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes in children from different cities in mainland China who were diagnosed with scarlet fever, impetigo and pharyngitis, as well as to detect asymptomatic carriers, between 2005 and 2008, and to compare the results with isolates from rural Chinese children with acute glomerulonephritis in 2005 and in the 1990s. Susceptibility tests to determine MICs and analysis of the presence of erythromycin-resistant genes (mefA, ermB and ermA) and emm gene typing were performed on 466 S. pyogenes isolates from Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen. Superantigen genes (speA and speC) were examined by performing PCR on isolates with the most prevalent emm genotype. All isolates were sensitive to penicillin, cefradine and ofloxacin. The highest rate of resistance was against clarithromycin (98.1 %), followed by erythromycin (97.6 %), azithromycin and clindamycin (both 97.2 %), and tetracycline (94.0 %).

The anaerobic bacterium Finegoldia magna is part of the human commensal microbiota, but is also an important opportunistic pathogen. This bacterium expresses a subtilisin-like serine proteinase, SufA, which partially degrade the antibacterial chemokine MIG/CXCL9. Here, we show that MIG/CXCL9 is produced by human keratinocytes in response to inflammatory stimuli. In contrast to the virulent human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes, the presence of F. magna had no enhancing effect on the MIG/CXCL9 expression by keratinocytes, suggesting poor detection of the latter by pathogen-recognition receptors. When MIG/CXCL9 was exposed to SufA-expressing F. magna, the molecule was processed into several smaller fragments. Analysis by mass spectrometry showed that SufA cleaves MIG/CXCL9 at several sites in the COOH-terminal region of the molecule. At equimolar concentrations, SufA-generated MIG/CXCL9 fragments were not bactericidal against F. magna, but retained their ability to kill S. pyogenes. Moreover, the ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Cytotoxicity of the glycolipid region of streptococcal lipoteichoic acid for cultures of human heart cells. AU - Simpson, W. Andrew. AU - Dale, James. AU - Beachey, Edwin H.. PY - 1982/1/1. Y1 - 1982/1/1. N2 - The ability of LTA of Streptococcus pyogenes to stimulate cell division or to kill tissue culture cells derived from human heart was investigated. Initial studies indicated that at low concentrations, ranging from 0.01 to 1.0 μg/ml, LTA stimulated cell division, whereas at higher concentrations, ranging from 10 to 1000 μg/ml, it killed the cells. Deacylated lipoteichoic acid, which lacked cell membrane binding activity, similarly stimulated or killed the heart cells depending on the concentration added to the tissue cultures. Fractionation of LTA after mild ammonia hydrolysis yielded a polyglycerophosphate and polar lipid fraction, both of which retained the glucose from the glycolipid moiety of the LTA molecule, and a neutral lipid fraction that was devoid of phosphorus ...

The prominent role of Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) in the evolution of bacteria is now well documented, but few studies have differentiated between evolutionary events that predominantly cause genes in one lineage to be replaced by homologs from another lineage (replacing HGT) and events that result in the addition of substantial new genomic material (additive HGT). Here in, we make use of the distinct phylogenetic signatures of replacing and additive HGTs in a genome-wide study of the important human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (SPY) and its close relatives S. dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDE) and S. dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae (SDD). Using recently developed statistical models and computational methods, we find evidence for abundant gene flow of both kinds within each of the SPY and SDE clades and of reduced levels of exchange between SPY and SDD. In addition, our analysis strongly supports a pronounced asymmetry in SPY-SDE gene flow, favoring the SPY-to-SDE ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) or strep is a bacteria often found in the throat and on the skin. Strep can be in your body and not cause any illness. GAS usually causes mild illnesses that include a sore throat (strep throat) or skin infections (impetigo). Occasionally, a deadly type of GAS can invade the blood, muscle and fat tissue, or lungs and cause a serious and often life-threatening infection called invasive group A strep. Two of the most severe but least common forms of invasive GAS disease are necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Necrotizing fasciitis, sometimes described by the media as the flesh-eating bacteria, is a destructive infection of muscle and fat tissue. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a rapidly advancing infection that causes shock and injury to internal organs such as the kidneys, liver, and lungs.. ...

SPE, formerly. A group of toxins produced by Streptococcus pyogenes and responsible for many of the pathological sequelae of infection. Several (SPEA, SPEC, SPEX) are superantigens. SPEB is a cysteine peptidase (streptopain: peptidase 3.4.22.10, 398 aa) which possesses mitogenic activity but, when pure, is not a superantigen. SPEA (streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A) is a phage-encoded exotoxin. SPEA and SPEC show strong sequence homology to the staphylococcal enterotoxins. ...

Infection with GAS can result in no illness, mild illness like strep throat or impetigo, or severe or life-threatening illness. Severe GAS illness can become invasive, that is, the bacteria has reached parts of the body where bacteria are not usually found such as the blood, deep muscle and fat tissue, or the lungs. Two of the most severe, but least common, forms of invasive GAS disease are called necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Necrotizing fasciitis is a destructive infection of muscle and fat tissue, and occasionally described by the media as the flesh eating bacteria. STSS is a rapidly progressing infection that causes shock and injury to internal organs such as the liver, kidneys and lungs. About 20% of people with necrotizing fasciitis, and 60% of people with STSS die. About 10-15% of people with other forms of invasive GAS disease die.. How Common is Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease? ...

This descriptive study was conducted on 183 children with bacterial pharyngitis aged 5-15 years old referred to Bahrami hospital emergency in 2010. The aim of this study was to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of streptococcus pyogenes. Group A β-hemolytic streptococci colonies were isolated from the patients and penicillin and erythromycin ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - The impact of obesity and diabetes on the risk of disease and death due to invasive group a streptococcus infections in adults. AU - Langley, Gayle. AU - Hao, Yongping. AU - Pondo, Tracy. AU - Miller, Lisa. AU - Petit, Susan. AU - Thomas, Ann. AU - Lindegren, Mary Louise. AU - Farley, Monica M.. AU - Dumyati, Ghinwa. AU - Como-Sabetti, Kathryn. AU - Harrison, Lee H.. AU - Baumbach, Joan. AU - Watt, James. AU - Van Beneden, Chris. PY - 2016/4/1. Y1 - 2016/4/1. N2 - Background. Invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. We analyzed whether obesity and diabetes were associated with iGAS infections and worse outcomes among an adult US population. Methods. We determined the incidence of iGAS infections using 2010-2012 cases in adults aged ≥18 years from Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs), a population-based surveillance system, as the numerator. For the denominator, we used ABCs catchment area population estimates ...

This page includes the following topics and synonyms: Chronic Pharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pyogenes, Group A Streptococcus Pharyngeal Carrier, GAS Pharyngeal Carrier.

Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from vaginal swabs of children with vulvovaginitis received at Nottingham Public Health Laboratory during 1986-9 were studied. A total of 159 isolates was made during the 4 years, increasing from 17 in 1986 to 64 in 1989 and accounting for 11% of all vaginal swabs …

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Subtopic 1 Summary. The beta-hemolytic streptococci are all pathogenic and must be carefully identified. Lancefield testing is a key to precise identification. Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most common streptococcal organisms seen in the clinical laboratory. Bacitracin susceptibility is one of the most important differential tests to perform. Streptococcus pyogenes is sensitive to Bacitracin whereas Streptococcus agalactiae is resistant.. Briefly discuss some pathogenic streptococci from each of the hemolytic groups. (species, hemolysis, and lab tests). What component of the streptococcal cell is used to place the beta-hemolytic streptococci into serologic groups?. Explain the theory of sodium hippurate hydrolysis.. ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is an important human pathogen responsible for superficial infections of the skin and throat and serious invasive infections including necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Repeated mild infections can also lead to long-term autoimmune complications. Disease and economic burden data support the rationale for the development of a vaccine against GAS. One of the several hurdles in GAS vaccine development is the variability of protection observed in different animal models, particularly in mice. We have used a non-human primate (NHP) model for pharyngeal infection to assess GAS vaccine protective efficacy. The NHP model was validated using full-M1 protein as a vaccine antigen and used to evaluate the protective efficacy of an experimental vaccine (Combo#5) containing streptolysin O, IL-8 protease, C5a peptidase, arginine deiminase and trigger factor. All antigens were adjuvanted with Alum and NHPs were immunised via intramuscular injection on ...

The letter before the laboratory description, e.g. Group A or Group B etc., refers to a molecule or antigen on the bacterial cell wall. It was first discovered in 1933 by Rebecca Lancefield, an American Microbiologist born in 1895, and became known as Lancefield grouping. Lancefield grouping only applies to Beta-haemolytic streptococci. Do not group the alpha or non-haemolytic streptococci; in these bacteria the grouping antigens may lead to a misidentification (and false significance) of the microorganism e.g. a non-haemolytic streptococcus that groups with an A is not S. pyogenes and does not have the same significance as S. pyogenes. If you do this you will end up mismanaging patients! Take my word for it… dont group alpha and non-haemolytic streptococci… just dont do it, its wrong ...

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Postgraduate Medical Journal (November 1970) 46, 641-652. Streptococcal skin infection and acute glomerulonephritis HUGH C. DILLON, JR M.D. Professor of Pediatrics and Associate

DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNW) - The Dodge City school district has had a confirmed case of scarlet fever, a sickness very much like strep throat.. A child with scarlet fever will usually have the symptoms of strep throat, plus a red skin rash that feels like sandpaper. The rash typically starts on the neck and spreads to the chest, trunk, arms, and legs.. Scarlet fever is contagious and droplets from a cough or sneeze by an infected person can make your child sick.. Although scarlet fever usually causes a mild illness, if left untreated, it can result in serious complications.. Here are some tips that can help prevent scarlet fever, strep throat, and many other infections in your child and your whole family:. ...

Scarlet fever primarily impacts children between the ages of five and 15 years of age (Jacobs and Carson-Dewitt 2005), and particularly those between four and eight years (Cooper 2005). About ten percent of the children who have strep throat, another childhood disease, develop the characteristic scarlet fever rash (Jacobs and Carson-Dewitt 2005). Scarlet fever is highly contagious, and can be transmitted through the air by sneezing or coughing or by direct physical contact. Within two to five days of exposure to the infection, the symptoms usually begin (Cooper 2005). Within a few days the fever subsides and within two weeks recovery typically is complete. It clears up spontaneously, but antibiotic treatments are typically recommended to speed recovery, reduce risk to others, and prevent complications. Once a person recovers from scarlet fever, immunity is developed and the patient cannot develop the disease again. Severe scarlet fever epidemics were common early in the twentieth century, but ...

Infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]) are highly prevalent in the tropics, in developing countries, and in the Indigenous populations of developed countries. These infections and their sequelae are responsible for almost 500,000 lives lost prematurely each year. A synthetic peptide vaccine (J8-DT) from the conserved region of the M protein has shown efficacy against disease that follows i.p. inoculation of bacteria. By developing a murine model for infection that closely mimics human skin infection, we show that the vaccine can protect against pyoderma and subsequent bacteremia caused by multiple GAS strains, including strains endemic in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory of Australia. However, the vaccine was ineffective against a hypervirulent cluster of virulence responder/sensor mutant GAS strain; this correlated with the strains ability to degrade CXC chemokines, thereby preventing neutrophil chemotaxis. By combining J8-DT with an inactive ...

This page includes the following topics and synonyms: Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Group A Streptococcus, Streptococcus Pyogenes.

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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common human pathogen and the etiologic agent of a large number of diseases ranging from mild, self-limiting infections to invasive life-threatening conditions. Two prominent virulence factors of this bacterium are the genetically and functionally linked pore-forming toxin streptolysin O (SLO) and its cotoxin NAD(+)-glycohydrolase (NADase). Overexpression of these toxins has been linked to increased bacterial virulence and is correlated with invasive GAS disease. NADase can be translocated into host cells by a SLO-dependent mechanism, and cytosolic NADase has been assigned multiple properties such as protection of intracellularly located GAS bacteria and induction of host cell death through energy depletion ...

QuikRead Strep A is intended for detection of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, Strep A) in throat samples from patients suspected of having Strep A pharyngitis. The test is carried out using QuikRead 101 Instrument. Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical attention in primary care. Most cases of acute pharyngitis are caused by viruses. The most common bacterial cause is Streptococcus pyogenes, Strep A. Strep A infection is the only commonly occurring form of sore throat warranting antibiotic treatment. As the signs and symptoms of Strep A infection and those of pharyngitis caused by other micro-organisms (mostly viruses) often overlap, it is difficult to rule out Strep A infection on clinical grounds alone. QuikRead Strep A is a simple, qualitative test for detection of Strep A. The test provides an accurate and timely result during the consultation. The test result - positive or negative - is displayed on the instrument, thus eliminating the ...

Public Health England has labelled new data showing a steep increase in scarlet fever cases a concern, as the number of notifications has risen to its highest level for five years.. The new data released last week, saw a sharp increase in reports of scarlet fever at the beginning of 2018, with a continued rise expected.. The report, detailing the seasonal activity of group A streptococcal (GAS) infections, follows a key message issued last month which highlighted an increase in the number of GP consultations dealing with scarlet fever, while the number related to influenza-like illness has decreased.. A total of 6,225 scarlet fever notifications were received between week 37 of 2017 and week four of 2018. This compares with 3,764 over the same period in 2016/17. Between 22 and 28 January this year alone there were 719 notifications.. The highest rates were seen in the North East and North West, at 19 per 100,000 and 14.6 per 100,000 respectively. In contrast, the East of England had the lowest ...

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) causes ∼700 million human infections each year, resulting in over 500,000 deaths. The development of a commercial GAS vaccine is hampered by the occurrence of many unique GAS serotypes, antigenic variation within the same serotype, differences in …

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a toxin-mediated acute life-threatening illness, usually precipitated by infection with either Staphylococcus aureus or group A Streptococcus (GAS), also called Streptococcus pyogenes. It is characterized by high fever, rash, hypotension, multiorgan failure (involving at least 3 or more organ systems), and desqua...

Considerable purification of streptolysin S has been achieved by fractionation of crude bacterial filtrates with methanol, under controlled conditions of pH, ionic strength, and temperature. The final material (P III) consisted of two electrophoretic components.. The purified material was employed for kinetic studies, the results of which were confirmed with hemolysin isolated electrophoretically from P III.. The heat of activation (temperature characteristic) of streptolysin S was found to be 17,900 calories per mole.. Time dilution curves of the hemolysin were found to be sigmoid.. The influence of certain ions and lipids on the course of hemolysis was investigated.. The significance of the prolonged lag period and of the deviation in the behavior of streptolysin S from Ponders equation has been discussed.. ...

Many bacteria have evolved ways to interact with glycosylation functions of the immune system of their hosts. Streptococcus pyogenes [GAS (group A Streptococcus)] secretes the enzyme EndoS that cleaves glycans on human IgG and impairs the effector functions of the antibody. The ndoS gene, encoding EndoS, has, until now, been thought to be conserved throughout the serotypes. However, in the present study, we identify EndoS2, an endoglycosidase in serotype M49 GAS strains. We characterized EndoS2 and the corresponding ndoS2 gene using sequencing, bioinformatics, phylogenetic analysis, recombinant expression and LC-MS analysis of glycosidic activity. This revealed that EndoS2 is present exclusively, and highly conserved, in serotype M49 of GAS and is only 37% identical with EndoS. EndoS2 showed endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity on all N-linked glycans of IgG and on biantennary and sialylated glycans of AGP (α1-acid glycoprotein). The enzyme was found to act only on native IgG and AGP and to be

aName of insert DNA fragment amplified by PCR (the expected size), used primer name and the sequence were described. The two PCR products of recASF370 and spy11931529 contain a part of the gene, respectively, whereas the others have the hole genes indicated. spnSF370 and recASF370 are PCR products from strain SF370. spn-ifsGT01, and covRSGT01 are PCR products derived from strain GT01. spy11931529, covRS1529, vicRK1529, and vicK1529 are PCR products derived from strain 1529. S. pyogenes strain SF370 encode NADase-inactive SPN, whereas strains 1529 and GT01 encode NA-Daseactive SPN.. merase promoters flanking a multiple cloning region within the α-peptide coding region of the enzyme β-galactosidase http://www.promega.com/~/media/files/resources/protocols/technical%20manuals/0/pgem-t%20and%20pgem-t%20easy%20vector%20systems%20protocol.pdf?la = en. In the pGEM®-T Easy vector system, recombinant clones are allowed to be directly identified by blue/white color screening on indicator plates.. For ...

Lupus and scarlet fever the connection - What is the connection between urine infection in my 4 year old daughter that is just recovering from scarlet fever? None. Scarlet fever does not lead to urinary tract infection. One of the complications of a strep infection is, however, something called poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. This refers to inflamation (not infection) of the kidneys after a strep infection, usually beginning 8-14 days later. It usually resolves after a few weeks, but there can be complications, so you should see your pediatrician.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Structure of the streptococcal cell wall C5a peptidase. AU - Brown, C. Kent. AU - Gu, Zu Yi. AU - Matsuka, Yury V.. AU - Purushothaman, Sai S.. AU - Winter, Laurie A.. AU - Cleary, P. Patrick. AU - Olmsted, Stephen B.. AU - Ohlendorf, Douglas H.. AU - Earhart, Cathleen A.. PY - 2005/12/20. Y1 - 2005/12/20. N2 - The structure of a cell surface enzyme from a Gram-positive pathogen has been determined to 2-Å resolution. Gram-positive pathogens have a thick cell wall to which proteins and carbohydrate are covalently attached. Streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCP), is a highly specific protease and adhesin/invasin. Structural analysis of a 949-residue fragment of the [D130A,S512A] mutant of SCP from group B Streptococcus (S. agalactiae, SCPB) revealed SCPB is composed of five distinct domains. The N-terminal subtilisin-like protease domain has a 134-residue protease-associated domain inserted into a loop between two β-strands. This domain also contains one of two Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) ...

Abstract: CRISPR/Cas systems are employed by bacteria and archaea as a defense against invading viruses and plasmids. Recently, the type II CRISPR/Cas system from the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes has been engineered to function in eukaryotic systems using two molecular components: a single Cas9 protein and a non-coding guide RNA (gRNA). The Cas9 endonuclease can be programmed with a single gRNA, directing a DNA double-strand break at a desired genomic location. The cell then activates endogenous DNA repair processes, either non-homologous end joining or homology-directed repair to heal the targeted double-strand break. This talk will focus on the CRISPR/Cas9 system for genome engineering. Topics will include (i) how to utilize the system for gene knockout or targeted integration, (ii) design, efficiency and specificity of CRISPR, and (iII) how to introduce and validate this nuclease in your model system.. 09.30: Coffee break. 10.00: Crispr gene knockout and knockin: dissection of metabolic ...

Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria. These Gram-positive cocci (spherical) bacteria are harmlessly carried by many people in their throats or noses. Pathogenic strains, however, cause skin infections such as impetigo, uterine infection after childbirth, and blood poisoning (septicaemia). They can also cause sore throat, tonsillitis and infections of the middle ear (otitis media). Magnification: x3000 at 35mm size. - Stock Image B236/0123

Scarlet fever, acute infectious disease caused by group A hemolytic streptococcal bacteria, in particular Streptococcus pyogenes. Scarlet fever can affect people of all ages, but it is most often seen in children. It is called scarlet fever because of the red skin rash that accompanies it. Before

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Recently, we reported the identification of novel streptococcal SAg genes including the incomplete spe-j gene by mining the S. pyogenes M1 genome database at the University of Oklahoma. This paper describes the cloning of the complete spe-j gene and yet another novel sag gene from the M1 strain (spe-i), followed by expression and functional analysis of the recombinant proteins.. The novel proteins are clearly related to SPEs and the SEs, which are part of the SAg family. Although the overall amino acid sequence identity to their nearest homolog is not particularly high (39.7% between SPE-I and SEI and 48.8% between SPE-J and SPE-C) the regions that are important for the characteristic SAg fold are highly conserved. These regions are α4, α5, β4, and β5. Recombinant forms of both SPE-I and SPE-J are extremely potent stimulators of human PBL at nanomolar concentrations, confirming their role as SAgs.. The data presented in this paper suggest that both SPE-I and SPE-J bind to the MHC class II ...

Bisno, AL. Acute pharyngitis. N Engl J Med. vol. 344. 2001. pp. 205-11. (This review article provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of acute infectious pharyngitis as caused by various bacterial and viral organisms.) Choby, BA. Diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis. Am Fam Physician. vol. 79. 2009. pp. 383-90. (The article provides a detailed discussion of the diagnosis and management of pharyngitis from GABHS. It also includes a comparison of different guidelines regarding the screening, diagnostic testing, and management of GABHS pharyngitis.) Del Mar, CB, Glasziou, PP, Spinks, AB. Antibiotics for sore throat. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006. (This systematic review included 27 studies with the idea to assess the benefits of antibiotics in patients with sore throat. It gave results on the number of patients needed to treat with regard to the management of symptoms. It also addressed the benefits of antibiotics in preventing suppurative and non-suppurative ...

The principal source of streptococci in milk is the cows udder. The udder streptococci fall into two broad groups; those of the larger group agree in cultural characters and agglutination affinities with mastitis streptococci; the smaller group is composed of low acid-producing streptococci. The streptococci of the latter group produce clear zones of hemolysis about surface and deep colonies in horse blood agar plates. They attack dextrose, lactose, saccharose, and maltose, but do not ferment raffinose, inulin, mannite, or salicin. Acid production in dextrose by the members of this group is about the same as that produced by human streptococci under the same conditions. The limiting hydrogen ion concentration for these pleomorphic udder streptococci in dextrose serum bouillon is within the limits of the limiting hydrogen ion concentration observed by Avery and Cullen for human streptococci. All the streptococci from the vagina, saliva, skin, and feces have been non-hemolytic. Those from the saliva form

TY - JOUR. T1 - Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci resistance pattern in north Indian pediatric population. AU - Das, Srijit. PY - 2009/9/1. Y1 - 2009/9/1. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349792596&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=70349792596&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.4103/0019-5359.56112. DO - 10.4103/0019-5359.56112. M3 - Article. VL - 63. SP - 417. EP - 418. JO - Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. JF - Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. SN - 0019-5359. IS - 9. ER - ...

Cytolysin‐mediated translocation has been compared previously with specialized secretion systems, such as the Gram‐negative type III secretion system, which inject effector proteins into the host cell cytosol (Gauthier & Finlay, 2001). It has been established that SPN is translocated through CMT and that SLO is necessary for this process. According to an early model of CMT, SLO actively translocated SPN into the host cell cytosol through the lumen of its pore. However, data presented here show that the SLO pore is not required for SPN translocation.. Although these data do not reveal the pathway for SPN uptake, they do contribute to a growing appreciation that CDCs possess alternative activities that do not rely on pore formation. For example, after binding to the membrane, listeriolysin O and pneumolysin initiate signalling events that result in histone dephosphorylation and deacetylation in the absence of pores, causing alterations in the host cell gene expression profile (Hamon et al, ...

The Rapid strep test (RST), or rapid antigen detection test (RADT), is a rapid diagnostic test that is widely used in clinics to assist in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci (GAS), sometimes termed strep throat.