Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human
Group C streptococci (GCS) are livestock pathogens and they often cause zoonotic diseases in humans. They are Gram-positive, in mostly β-hemolytic and facultative anaerobes. Because of their close evolutionary kinship with group A streptococci (GAS), GCS share many common virulence factors with GAS...
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| description | Group C streptococci (GCS) are livestock pathogens and they often cause zoonotic diseases in humans. They are Gram-positive, in mostly β-hemolytic and facultative anaerobes. Because of their close evolutionary kinship with group A streptococci (GAS), GCS share many common virulence factors with GAS and cause a similar range of diseases. Due to the exchange of genetic material with GAS, GCS belong to bacteria that are difficult to be distinguished from group A streptococci; GCS are often treated in microbiological diagnostics as contamination of the culture. This report focuses mainly on the pathogenicity of virulent species of GCS and their association with human diseases. The condition that is most frequently quoted is pharyngitis. In this paper, the virulence factors have also been mentioned and an interesting link has been made between GCS and the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases among the native people of India and Aboriginal populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d161c031c1c4e3282593d5a3469371e2025-02-03T01:26:41ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932017-01-01201710.1155/2017/95096049509604Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in HumanMarta Kłos0Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach1Department of Microbiology, Jagiellonian University, Czysta 18, 31-121 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Microbiology, Jagiellonian University, Czysta 18, 31-121 Kraków, PolandGroup C streptococci (GCS) are livestock pathogens and they often cause zoonotic diseases in humans. They are Gram-positive, in mostly β-hemolytic and facultative anaerobes. Because of their close evolutionary kinship with group A streptococci (GAS), GCS share many common virulence factors with GAS and cause a similar range of diseases. Due to the exchange of genetic material with GAS, GCS belong to bacteria that are difficult to be distinguished from group A streptococci; GCS are often treated in microbiological diagnostics as contamination of the culture. This report focuses mainly on the pathogenicity of virulent species of GCS and their association with human diseases. The condition that is most frequently quoted is pharyngitis. In this paper, the virulence factors have also been mentioned and an interesting link has been made between GCS and the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases among the native people of India and Aboriginal populations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9509604 |
| spellingShingle | Marta Kłos Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human |
| title_full | Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human |
| title_fullStr | Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human |
| title_short | Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human |
| title_sort | pathogenicity of virulent species of group c streptococci in human |
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