ENAapplication/xmlprimary200OKGenomicsMGAS11027The Methodist Hospital Research Institutehttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/PRJNA167314Streptococcus pyogenesStreptococcus pyogenes (a.k.a. Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a genetically diverse human pathogen (having > 150 serotypes/M types) that commonly causes superficial infections of the throat (pharyngitis/strep-throat) and skin (impetigo). Less commonly GAS also causes fulminant invasive infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) and necrotizing pneumonia, that have high attendant morbidity and mortality. Serotype M89 strains are a prevalent cause of GAS pharyngeal and invasive infections. The whole genome sequence of strain MGAS11027, a pharyngeal infection isolate, was undertaken to gain insight in the genetic basis of GAS serotype M89 pathogenesis.pathogen:bacteriumpathogenbacteriaENAfalseStreptococcus pyogenes strain:MGAS11027Streptococcus pyogenes strain:MGAS11027 Genome sequencing2025-09-242013-05-31PRJNA1673141314