期刊
BIOMEDICINES
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10040799
关键词
exotoxins; pyrogenic exotoxins; speA; speB; speC; speH; speJ; speK; Streptococcus pyogenes; toxins; virulence; virulence factors; virulence factors genes
资金
- Nicolaus Copernicus University funds for basic research activity of the Microbiology Department, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland [PDB WF 839]
This study evaluated the frequency and co-occurrence of toxin genes in 147 Streptococcus pyogenes strains and found significant differences in the presence of toxin genes and genotypes among strains isolated from different clinical materials. There is considerable variation in the frequency of individual toxin genes and genotypes in S. pyogenes strains. The relationship between the origin of S. pyogenes isolates and the presence of toxin genes indicates their pathogenic potential in the development of infections.
Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important species among beta-haemolytic streptococci, causing human infections of different localization. It is isolated from clinical specimens relatively frequently. In this study, the frequency and co-occurrence of toxin genes (speA, speB, speC, speH, speJ, speK) among 147 S. pyogenes strains were evaluated, using real-time PCR. In addition, the relationship between the occurrence of these genes and the origin of S. pyogenes strains from selected clinical material was assessed. The speB gene was present with the highest incidence (98.6%), while the speK gene was the least frequent (8.2%) among the tested strains. Based on the presence of the detected genes, the distribution of 17 genotypes was determined. The most common (21.8%), was speA (-) speB (+) speC (-) speH (-) speJ (-) speK (-) genotype. Furthermore, significant variation in the presence of some genes and genotypes of toxins in S. pyogenes strains isolated from different types of clinical material was found. There is a considerable variety and disproportion between the frequency of individual genes and genotypes of toxins in S. pyogenes strains. The relationship between the origin of S. pyogenes isolates and the presence of toxins genes indicates their pathogenic potential in the development of infections of selected localization.
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