Epidemiology and virulence gene expression of intracellular group A streptococci in tonsils of recurrently infected adults

Protein F, a fibronectin-binding protein, is an adhesin of the group A streptococcus Streptococcus pyogenes.

Emanuel Hanski, Michael G. Caparon · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 330 citations · Full text

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PERSISTENCE OF TYPE-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES IN MAN FOLLOWING INFECTION WITH GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI

Rebecca C. Lancefield · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1959 · 294 citations · Full text

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The fibronectin-binding protein of Streptococcus pyogenes, SfbI, is involved in the internalization of group A streptococci by epithelial cells

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Fibronectin-binding protein of Streptococcus pyogenes: sequence of the binding domain involved in adherence of streptococci to epithelial cells

Susanne R. Talay, Peter Valentin‐Weigand, P G Jerlström et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1992 · 239 citations · Full text

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Intracellular Reservoir of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> In Vivo: A Possible Explanation for Recurrent Pharyngotonsillitis

Anders Österlund, Raul Popa, T. Nikkilä et al. · The Laryngoscope · 1997 · 219 citations

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