Streptococcus pyogenes Lineage ST62/emm87: The International Spread of This Potentially Invasive Lineage.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus pyogenes is known to be associated with a variety of infections, from pharyngitis to necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease). S. pyogenes of the ST62/emm87 lineage is recognized as one of the most frequently isolated lineages of invasive infections caused by this bacterium, which may be involved in hospital outbreaks and cluster infections. Despite this, comparative genomic and phylogenomic studies have not yet been carried out for this lineage. Thus, its virulence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles are mostly unknown, as are the genetic relationships and evolutionary traits involving this lineage. Previously, a strain of S. pyogenes ST62/emm87 (37-97) was characterized in our lab for its ability to generate antibiotic-persistent

SUBMITTER: Martini CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature