BioMed Research International / 2010 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
The Structure and Function of Serum Opacity Factor: A Unique Streptococcal Virulence Determinant That Targets High-Density Lipoproteins Table 2 Prevalence of SOF among various bacteria.
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Reference Group A streptococcus S. pyogenes 52/117, 77/125, 51/93 [22 , 77 , 78 ] Group B streptococcus S. agalactiae 0/14, 0/30, 5/18 [75 , 76 ],
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Group C streptococcus S. equi 4/15, 0/20 [75 , 76 ] Group D streptococcus S. bovis, S. equinus, Enterococcus faecalis
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0/3 [76 ] Group F streptococcus S.
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2/5, 0/5 [75 , 76 ] Group G streptococcus S. dysgalactiae, S. arginosus, S. canis 20/20, 37/68, 0/36 [29 , 75 , 76 ] Group R streptococcus S. suis
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[30 ] Staphylococcus aureus 0/5
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Staphylococcus epidermidis 3/3 [79 ]
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Streptococcus faecalis
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S. milleri , it is a heterogeneous group that may also express group A, C F, or G antigens.
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70% of the 33 contained a nonfunctional sof gene.
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results from Courtney et al.
