Abstract
State-of-the-art data on persistence of Streptococcus pyogenes are presented. Survival and persistence of S. pyogenes in organism of the host are considered as a result of action of widely presented virulent functions of infectious agent aimed on evasion from defense mechanisms of the host. Information on adhesins, bacteriocins, IgA-proteases, molecules with invasive function, as well as with function of protection from pahocytosis is presented. Antigenic mimicry and L-forms of S. pyogenes are briefly characterized.
MeSH terms
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Adhesins, Bacterial / physiology
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Animals
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Bacterial Adhesion
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Bacterial Proteins / physiology
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Bacteriocins / metabolism
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Host-Pathogen Interactions
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Humans
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Phagocytosis
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Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
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Streptococcal Infections / immunology
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Streptococcus pyogenes / immunology
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Streptococcus pyogenes / metabolism
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Streptococcus pyogenes / pathogenicity*
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Virulence Factors / physiology
Substances
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Adhesins, Bacterial
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Bacterial Proteins
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Bacteriocins
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Virulence Factors
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Serine Endopeptidases
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IgA-specific serine endopeptidase