Non-Immune Binding of Human IgG to M-Related Proteins Confers Resistance to Phagocytosis of Group A Streptococci in Blood

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Harry S. Courtney ,

* E-mail: hcourtney@uthsc.edu

Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Yi Li

Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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