MicrobiologybioRxiv
Prophage exotoxins enhance colonization fitness in epidemic scarlet fever-causing Streptococcus pyogenes
S. Brouwer, T. C. Barnett, D. Ly…·M. J. Walker
This study identifies prophage-encoded exotoxins in Streptococcus pyogenes that enhance colonization fitness and pathogenesis in scarlet fever.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-18700-5