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  1. Article ; Online: An Improved Wake Vortex-Based Inversion Method for Submarine Maneuvering State.

    Kong, Dechuan / Yang, Zutao / Cai, Lei / Chai, Haojie

    Computational intelligence and neuroscience

    2023  Volume 2023, Page(s) 5632128

    Abstract: As the noise reduction performance of submarines continues to improve, it is difficult to detect and track submarines through acoustic detection techniques. Therefore, nonacoustic submarine detection techniques are becoming more and more important. The ... ...

    Abstract As the noise reduction performance of submarines continues to improve, it is difficult to detect and track submarines through acoustic detection techniques. Therefore, nonacoustic submarine detection techniques are becoming more and more important. The submarine movement will leave a wake vortex, and the information of the wake vortex can be used to invert the maneuvering state of the submarine. However, the wake vortex is constantly dissipated in the evolution process, and the strength of the wake vortex is constantly reduced, resulting in the gradual weakening of the characteristics of the wake vortex, which makes the inversion of submarine operating state difficult and less accurate. In order to solve the above problems, this paper proposes an improved wake vortex-based inversion method for submarine maneuvering state. Firstly, a random finite set of submarine wake vortex observation features is established to obtain the feature with the highest correlation degree with submarine maneuvering state in the random finite set. Secondly, the multiscale fusion module and attention mechanism are used to re-encode the weak features of the wake vortex image, and the salient features of the wake vortex image are extracted. Finally, the manipulation state of the wake vortex image is retrieved by the extracted salient features. The experimental results show that the average inversion accuracy of the proposed algorithm is improved by 1.27% in terms of manipulating state inversion of weak feature wake vortex images. The algorithm in this paper can realize the inversion of submarine maneuvering state in the case of weak submarine wake vortex image features and incomplete feature information. It provides the basis for the detection technology based on the submarine wake characteristics.
    MeSH term(s) Acoustics ; Movement ; Ships ; Algorithms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388208-6
    ISSN 1687-5273 ; 1687-5273
    ISSN (online) 1687-5273
    ISSN 1687-5273
    DOI 10.1155/2023/5632128
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  2. Article ; Online: Further Characterization of the Antiviral Transmembrane Protein MARCH8.

    Tada, Takuya / Zhang, Yanzhao / Kong, Dechuan / Tanaka, Michiko / Yao, Weitong / Kameoka, Masanori / Ueno, Takamasa / Fujita, Hideaki / Tokunaga, Kenzo

    Cells

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 8

    Abstract: The cellular transmembrane protein MARCH8 impedes the incorporation of various viral envelope glycoproteins, such as the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G), into virions by downregulating them from the ...

    Abstract The cellular transmembrane protein MARCH8 impedes the incorporation of various viral envelope glycoproteins, such as the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G), into virions by downregulating them from the surface of virus-producing cells. This downregulation significantly reduces the efficiency of virus infection. In this study, we aimed to further characterize this host protein by investigating its species specificity and the domains responsible for its antiviral activity, as well as its ability to inhibit cell-to-cell HIV-1 infection. We found that the antiviral function of MARCH8 is well conserved in the rhesus macaque, mouse, and bovine versions. The RING-CH domains of these versions are functionally important for inhibiting HIV-1 Env and VSV-G-pseudovirus infection, whereas tyrosine motifs are crucial for the former only, consistent with findings in human MARCH8. Through analysis of chimeric proteins between MARCH8 and non-antiviral MARCH3, we determined that both the N-terminal and C-terminal cytoplasmic tails, as well as presumably the N-terminal transmembrane domain, of MARCH8 are critical for its antiviral activity. Notably, we found that MARCH8 is unable to block cell-to-cell HIV-1 infection, likely due to its insufficient downregulation of Env. These findings offer further insights into understanding the biology of this antiviral transmembrane protein.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; HIV-1 ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; HEK293 Cells ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism ; Mice ; Cattle ; Macaca mulatta ; HIV Infections/virology ; HIV Infections/metabolism ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Protein Domains ; env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins ; MARCHF8 protein, human (EC 2.3.2.27) ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases (EC 2.3.2.27) ; Antiviral Agents ; env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells13080698
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  3. Article ; Online: Epidemiological and co-infection characteristics of common human coronaviruses in Shanghai, 2015-2020: a retrospective observational study.

    Kong, Dechuan / Zheng, Yaxu / Hu, Linjie / Chen, Jian / Wu, Huanyu / Teng, Zheng / Zhou, Yanqiu / Qiu, Qi / Lu, Yihan / Pan, Hao

    Emerging microbes & infections

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 1660–1668

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a major challenge worldwide. However, the epidemic potential of common human coronaviruses (HCoVs) remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological and co-infection characteristics of ... ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a major challenge worldwide. However, the epidemic potential of common human coronaviruses (HCoVs) remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological and co-infection characteristics of common HCoVs in individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). This retrospective, observational, multicentre study used data collected from patients admitted to nine sentinel hospitals with ILI and SARI from January 2015 through December 2020 in Shanghai, China. We prospectively tested patients for a total of 22 respiratory pathogens using multi-real-time polymerase chain reaction. Of the 4541 patients tested, 40.37% (1833/4541) tested positive for respiratory pathogens and 3.59% (163/4541) tested positive for common HCoVs. HCoV infection was more common in the non-endemic season for respiratory pathogens (odds ratio: 2.33, 95% confidence interval: 1.64-3.31). HCoV-OC43 (41.72%, 68/163) was the most common type of HCoV detected. The co-infection rate was 31.29% (51/163) among 163 HCoV-positive cases, with HCoV-229E (53.13%, 17/32), the HCoV type that was most frequently associated with co-infection. Respiratory pathogens responsible for co-infections with HCoVs included parainfluenza virus, rhinovirus/enterovirus, influenza A virus, and adenovirus. Furthermore, we identified one patient co-infected with HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-NL63/HKU1. The prevalence of common HCoVs remains low in ILI/SARI cases, in Shanghai. However, the seasonal pattern of HCoVs may be opposite to that of other respiratory pathogens. Moreover, HCoVs are likely to co-exist with specific respiratory pathogens. The potential role of co-infections with HCoVs and other pathogenic microorganisms in infection and pathogenesis of ILI and SARI warrants further study.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Alphacoronavirus/classification ; Alphacoronavirus/genetics ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/history ; COVID-19/virology ; China/epidemiology ; Coinfection/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/history ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Female ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Public Health Surveillance ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2/classification ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Seasons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2681359-2
    ISSN 2222-1751 ; 2222-1751
    ISSN (online) 2222-1751
    ISSN 2222-1751
    DOI 10.1080/22221751.2021.1965498
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  4. Article ; Online: Convex optimization–based multi-user detection in underwater acoustic sensor networks

    Jianping Wang / Shujing Zhang / Wei Chen / Dechuan Kong / Zhou Yu

    International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Vol

    2018  Volume 14

    Abstract: Multi-carrier code-division multiple access is an important technical means for high-performance underwater acoustic sensor networks. Nevertheless, severe multiple access interference is a huge challenge. As the core technology, multi-user detection is ... ...

    Abstract Multi-carrier code-division multiple access is an important technical means for high-performance underwater acoustic sensor networks. Nevertheless, severe multiple access interference is a huge challenge. As the core technology, multi-user detection is used to eliminate multiple access interference. The traditional optimal detection algorithms (e.g. maximum likelihood) have very high computational complexity, and the performances of suboptimal detection methods (i.e. zero forcing, minimum mean square error, etc.) are poor. Therefore, taking into account the characteristics of underwater acoustic sensor networks, it is of great significance to design multi-user detection algorithms for achieving a tradeoff between the detection performance and the computational complexity in multi-carrier code-division multiple access systems. In this article, we design a transmitter model of underwater multi-carrier code-division multiple access system and then implement a multi-user detection algorithm based on convex optimization, which is named convex optimization–based algorithm. Next, we conduct the detection performance and computational complexity comparisons of maximum likelihood, zero forcing, minimum mean square error, and convex optimization–based algorithm. The results show that the performance of convex optimization–based algorithm is close to that of maximum likelihood, and the complexity is close to that of zero forcing. Therefore, a tradeoff between the computational complexity and the detection performance is realized in convex optimization–based algorithm. It means that convex optimization–based algorithm is suitable for the multi-user detection in multi-carrier code-division multiple access systems of underwater acoustic sensor networks.
    Keywords Electronic computers. Computer science ; QA75.5-76.95
    Subject code 006
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher SAGE Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: A novel wheat lodging resistance evaluation method and device based on the thrust force of the stalks.

    Suwei Feng / Dechuan Kong / Weihua Ding / Zhengang Ru / Gan Li / Liyuan Niu

    PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 11, p e

    2019  Volume 0224732

    Abstract: Wind speed is the most essential factor causing wheat lodging. Accurate understanding of the wind speed characteristics at near-surface layer of wheat fields and its effect on lodging is the basis of objective evaluation of wheat lodging resistance. In ... ...

    Abstract Wind speed is the most essential factor causing wheat lodging. Accurate understanding of the wind speed characteristics at near-surface layer of wheat fields and its effect on lodging is the basis of objective evaluation of wheat lodging resistance. In this paper, the characteristics of wind speed at the near-surface layer of wheat fields and their impact on lodging were studied. A new device was proposed for directly measuring the critical thrust force of wheat population lodging resistance in the field based on the black box method. A novel wheat stem lodging resistance evaluation method/model was established based on the critical thrust force of wheat population stem lodging and the wind speed characteristics of field near-surface layer. The method used the lodging critical wind speed as the index of wheat lodging resistance, which was verified by wind tunnel and field experiment. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the critical wind speed of wheat lodging resistance and its critical thrust force. The values of wheat canopy apparent roughness length, wind attack angle, ventilation coefficient and other wind field characteristics had important effects on the calculation of wheat lodging resistance critical wind speed. The method can eliminate bias when calculating wheat lodging resistance by considering only one or a few indicators and the results of field lodging evaluation were consistent with those of field lodging survey. The method is simple and can be used to assess the lodging resistance of wheat, select extension regions for wheat varieties, and evaluate lodging factors in the field.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 551
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: A novel wheat lodging resistance evaluation method and device based on the thrust force of the stalks.

    Feng, Suwei / Kong, Dechuan / Ding, Weihua / Ru, Zhengang / Li, Gan / Niu, Liyuan

    PloS one

    2019  Volume 14, Issue 11, Page(s) e0224732

    Abstract: Wind speed is the most essential factor causing wheat lodging. Accurate understanding of the wind speed characteristics at near-surface layer of wheat fields and its effect on lodging is the basis of objective evaluation of wheat lodging resistance. In ... ...

    Abstract Wind speed is the most essential factor causing wheat lodging. Accurate understanding of the wind speed characteristics at near-surface layer of wheat fields and its effect on lodging is the basis of objective evaluation of wheat lodging resistance. In this paper, the characteristics of wind speed at the near-surface layer of wheat fields and their impact on lodging were studied. A new device was proposed for directly measuring the critical thrust force of wheat population lodging resistance in the field based on the black box method. A novel wheat stem lodging resistance evaluation method/model was established based on the critical thrust force of wheat population stem lodging and the wind speed characteristics of field near-surface layer. The method used the lodging critical wind speed as the index of wheat lodging resistance, which was verified by wind tunnel and field experiment. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the critical wind speed of wheat lodging resistance and its critical thrust force. The values of wheat canopy apparent roughness length, wind attack angle, ventilation coefficient and other wind field characteristics had important effects on the calculation of wheat lodging resistance critical wind speed. The method can eliminate bias when calculating wheat lodging resistance by considering only one or a few indicators and the results of field lodging evaluation were consistent with those of field lodging survey. The method is simple and can be used to assess the lodging resistance of wheat, select extension regions for wheat varieties, and evaluate lodging factors in the field.
    MeSH term(s) Biochemical Phenomena ; Triticum/physiology ; Wind
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0224732
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  7. Article ; Online: Repetitive mRNA vaccination is required to improve the quality of broad-spectrum anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the absence of CXCL13.

    Azarias Da Silva, Marne / Nioche, Pierre / Soudaramourty, Calaiselvy / Bull-Maurer, Anne / Tiouajni, Mounira / Kong, Dechuan / Zghidi-Abouzid, Ouafa / Picard, Morgane / Mendes-Frias, Ana / Santa-Cruz, André / Carvalho, Alexandre / Capela, Carlos / Pedrosa, Jorge / Castro, António Gil / Loubet, Paul / Sotto, Albert / Muller, Laurent / Lefrant, Jean-Yves / Roger, Claire /
    Claret, Pierre-Géraud / Duvnjak, Sandra / Tran, Tu-Anh / Tokunaga, Kenzo / Silvestre, Ricardo / Corbeau, Pierre / Mammano, Fabrizio / Estaquier, Jérôme

    Science advances

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 31, Page(s) eadg2122

    Abstract: Since the initial spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, several viral variants have emerged and represent a major challenge for immune control, particularly in the context of vaccination. We evaluated the quantity, quality, ...

    Abstract Since the initial spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, several viral variants have emerged and represent a major challenge for immune control, particularly in the context of vaccination. We evaluated the quantity, quality, and persistence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA in individuals who received two or three doses of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, compared with previously infected vaccinated individuals. We show that three doses of mRNA vaccine were required to match the humoral responses of preinfected vaccinees. Given the importance of antibody-dependent cell-mediated immunity against viral infections, we also measured the capacity of IgG to recognize spike variants expressed on the cell surface and found that cross-reactivity was also strongly improved by repeated vaccination. Last, we report low levels of CXCL13, a surrogate marker of germinal center activation and formation, in vaccinees both after two and three doses compared with preinfected individuals, providing a potential explanation for the short duration and low quality of Ig induced.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Antibodies, Viral ; Vaccination ; Immunoglobulin G ; RNA, Messenger ; Chemokine CXCL13/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Viral ; Immunoglobulin G ; RNA, Messenger ; CXCL13 protein, human ; Chemokine CXCL13
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2810933-8
    ISSN 2375-2548 ; 2375-2548
    ISSN (online) 2375-2548
    ISSN 2375-2548
    DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adg2122
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  8. Article ; Online: Long-term immune responses in patients with confirmed novel coronavirus disease-2019: a 9-month prospective cohort study in Shanghai, China.

    Gong, Xiaohuan / Cui, Peng / Wu, Huanyu / Pan, Hao / Teng, Zheng / Yuan, Fang / Mao, Shenghua / Kong, Dechuan / Han, Ruobing / Zhao, Xue / Zheng, Yaxu / Xiao, Wenjia / Zhu, Yiyi / Fang, Qiwen / Lin, Sheng / Jin, Bihong / Chu, Ruilin / Jiang, Chenyan / Yu, Xiao /
    Qiu, Qi / Lu, Yihan / Wang, Weibing / Fu, Chen / Sun, Xiaodong

    BMC infectious diseases

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 240

    Abstract: Background: The duration of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Covid-19 patients remains uncertain. Longitudinal serological studies are needed to prevent disease and transmission of the virus.: Methods: In 2020, 414 blood samples were tested, obtained ...

    Abstract Background: The duration of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Covid-19 patients remains uncertain. Longitudinal serological studies are needed to prevent disease and transmission of the virus.
    Methods: In 2020, 414 blood samples were tested, obtained from 157 confirmed Covid-19 patients, in a prospective cohort study in Shanghai.
    Results: The seropositive rate of IgM peaked at 40.5% (17/42) within 1 month after illness onset and then declined. The seropositive rate of IgG was 90.6% (58/64) after 2 months, remained above 85% from 2 to 9 months and was 90.9% (40/44) after 9 months. Generalized estimating equations models suggested that IgM (P < 0.001) but not IgG significantly decreased over time. Age ≥ 40 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 4.531; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.879-10.932), and cigarette smoking (aOR 0.344; 95% CI 0.124-0.951) were associated with IgG, and age ≥ 40 years (aOR 2.820; 95% CI 1.579-5.036) was associated with IgM. After seroconversion, over 90% and 75.1% of subjects were estimated to remain IgG-positive 220 and 254 days, respectively. Of 1420 self-reported symptoms questionnaires, only 5% reported symptoms 9 months after onset.
    Conclusions: In patients with a history of natural infection, anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG is long-lived, being present for at least 9 months after illness onset. The long duration of natural immunity can mitigate and eliminate Covid-19 and the ongoing pandemic.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; China/epidemiology ; Humans ; Immunity ; Immunoglobulin M ; Prospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin M
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041550-3
    ISSN 1471-2334 ; 1471-2334
    ISSN (online) 1471-2334
    ISSN 1471-2334
    DOI 10.1186/s12879-022-07173-0
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  9. Article ; Online: Pre-symptomatic transmission of novel coronavirus in community settings.

    Kong, Dechuan / Zheng, Yang / Wu, Huanyu / Pan, Hao / Wagner, Abram L / Zheng, Yaxu / Gong, Xiaohuan / Zhu, Yiyi / Jin, Bihong / Xiao, Wenjia / Mao, Shenghua / Lin, Sheng / Han, Ruobing / Yu, Xiao / Cui, Peng / Jiang, Chenyan / Fang, Qiwen / Lu, Yihan / Fu, Chen

    Influenza and other respiratory viruses

    2020  Volume 14, Issue 6, Page(s) 610–614

    Abstract: We used contact tracing to document how COVID-19 was transmitted across 5 generations involving 10 cases, starting with an individual who became ill on January 27. We calculated the incubation period of the cases as the interval between infection and ... ...

    Abstract We used contact tracing to document how COVID-19 was transmitted across 5 generations involving 10 cases, starting with an individual who became ill on January 27. We calculated the incubation period of the cases as the interval between infection and development of symptoms. The median incubation period was 6.0 days (interquartile range, 3.5-9.5 days). The last two generations were infected in public places, 3 and 4 days prior to the onset of illness in their infectors. Both had certain underlying conditions and comorbidity. Further identification of how individuals transmit prior to being symptomatic will have important consequences.
    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; China/epidemiology ; Community-Acquired Infections ; Comorbidity ; Contact Tracing ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/transmission ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Time Factors
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2274538-5
    ISSN 1750-2659 ; 1750-2640
    ISSN (online) 1750-2659
    ISSN 1750-2640
    DOI 10.1111/irv.12773
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  10. Article ; Online: Increase of emm1 isolates among group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever in Shanghai, China.

    Chen, Mingliang / Cai, Jiehao / Davies, Mark R / Li, Yuefang / Zhang, Chi / Yao, Weilei / Kong, Dechuan / Pan, Hao / Zhang, Xi / Zeng, Mei / Chen, Min

    International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

    2020  Volume 98, Page(s) 305–314

    Abstract: Objective: Scarlet fever epidemics caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been ongoing in China since 2011. However, limited data are available on the dynamic molecular characterizations of the epidemic strains.: Method: Epidemiological data of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Scarlet fever epidemics caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been ongoing in China since 2011. However, limited data are available on the dynamic molecular characterizations of the epidemic strains.
    Method: Epidemiological data of scarlet fever in Shanghai were obtained from the National Notifiable Infectious Disease Surveillance System. Throat swabs of patients with scarlet fever and asymptomatic school-age children were cultured. Illumina sequencing was performed on 39emm1 isolates.
    Results: The annual incidence of scarlet fever was 7.5-19.4/100,000 persons in Shanghai during 2011-2015, with an average GAS carriage rate being 7.6% in school-age children. The proportion ofemm1 GAS strains increased from 3.8% in 2011 to 48.6% in 2014; they harbored a superantigen profile similar to emm12 isolates, except for the speA gene. Two predominant clones, SH001-emm12, and SH002-emm1, circulated in 66.9% of scarlet fever cases and 44.8% of carriers. Genomic analysis showed emm1 isolates throughout China constituted distinct clades, enriched by the presence of mobile genetic elements carrying the multidrug-resistant determinants ermB and tetM and virulence genes speA, speC, and spd1.
    Conclusion: A significant increase in the proportion ofemm1 strains occurred in the GAS population, causing scarlet fever in China. Ongoing surveillance is warranted to monitor the dynamic changes of GAS clones.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Antigens, Bacterial/genetics ; Antigens, Bacterial/metabolism ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Carrier Proteins/genetics ; Carrier Proteins/metabolism ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China/epidemiology ; Exotoxins/genetics ; Exotoxins/metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Scarlet Fever/diagnosis ; Scarlet Fever/epidemiology ; Scarlet Fever/microbiology ; Streptococcus pyogenes/classification ; Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics ; Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification ; Streptococcus pyogenes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Bacterial ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins ; Bacterial Proteins ; Carrier Proteins ; Exotoxins ; Membrane Proteins ; SpeA protein, Streptococcus pyogenes ; streptococcal M protein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-17
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1331197-9
    ISSN 1878-3511 ; 1201-9712
    ISSN (online) 1878-3511
    ISSN 1201-9712
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.053
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