Functional Dissection of Streptococcus pyogenes M5 Protein: the Hypervariable Region is Essential for Virulence

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Johan Waldemarsson,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Margaretha Stålhammar-Carlemalm,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Charlotta Sandin,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Francis J. Castellino,

Affiliation W M Keck Center for Transgene Research and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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Gunnar Lindahl

* E-mail: gunnar.lindahl@med.lu.se

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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