Determination of hemolysis type is a key classification system in medical diagnostics and microbiology, and is especially useful in classifying streptococcal species. Serious infection diseases ...

A microbiologist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology prepares a bacterial colony of the strain Streptococcus pyogenes, the primary species in group A strep, on a blood agar plate.

Streptococcus ... pyogenes lacking the arcA gene survived poorly and were less virulent on mouse skin, confirming the importance of this pathway in the disease process. In contrast, in blood ...

Poststreptococcal disorder is a group of autoimmune disorders that occur after an infection with the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes ... for more than a week, blood tests (antistreptococcal ...

Streptococcus pyogenes upregulates arginine catabolism to exert its pathogenesis on the skin surface. Cell Reports , 2021; 34 (13): 108924 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108924 Cite This Page : ...

Osaka, Japan - Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial causes of human skin infections. If S. pyogenes invades deep into the tissue, it can cause life-threatening illnesses ...