Complement inhibition by Sarcoptes scabiei protects Streptococcus pyogenes - An in vitro study to unravel the molecular mechanisms behind the poorly understood predilection of S. pyogenes to infect mite-induced skin lesions

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Pearl M. Swe,

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Department, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
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Lindsay D. Christian,

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Department, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
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Hieng C. Lu,

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Department, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
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Kadaba S. Sriprakash,

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Department, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
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Katja Fischer

* E-mail: Katja.Fischer@qimrberghofer.edu.au

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Department, Herston, Brisbane, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-3337

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