Group a Streptococcus remains viable inside fibrin clots and gains access to human plasminogen for subsequent fibrinolysis and dissemination

Group a Streptococcus remains viable inside fibrin clots and gains access to human plasminogen for subsequent fibrinolysis and dissemination

ABSTRACT Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a major human pathogen that causes several invasive diseases including necrotizing fasciitis. The host coagulation cascade initiates fibrin clots to sequester bacteria to prevent dissemination into deeper tissues. GAS, especially skin-tropic bacterial strains,...

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Main Authors: Henry M. Vu, Thomas E. Moran, Zhong Liang, Yun-Juan Bao, Paulina G. Carles, Jessica C. Keane, Madelyn G. Cerney, Caitlyn N. Dahnke, Ana L. Flores-Mireles, Victoria A. Ploplis, Francis J. Castellino, Shaun W. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
plasminogen
RNA-seq
fibrin
Streptococcus pyogenes
host-pathogen dynamics
live imaging microscopy
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02607-24
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