Overlapping Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis household transmission and mobile genetic element exchange

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis and Streptococcus pyogenes share skin and throat niches with extensive genomic homology and horizontal gene transfer possibly underlying shared disease phenotypes.

Citation:
Xie O, Zachreson C, Tonkin-Hill G, ……. Bowen AC, Giffard PM, Currie BJ, Carapetis JR, Holt DC, et al. Overlapping Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis household transmission and mobile genetic element exchange. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):3477

Keywords:
Gene transfer; genome; bacterial; genetics; streptococcal infections; microbiolgy

Abstract:
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis and Streptococcus pyogenes share skin and throat niches with extensive genomic homology and horizontal gene transfer possibly underlying shared disease phenotypes.