| disease burden due to streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group g and c streptococcus) is higher than that due to streptococcus pyogenes among mumbai school children. | streptococcus pyogenes [group a streptococcus (gas)], a human pathogen, and streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis [human group g and c streptococcus (ggs/gcs)] are evolutionarily related, share the same tissue niche in humans, exchange genetic material, share up to half of their virulence-associated genes and cause a similar spectrum of diseases. yet, ggs/gcs is often considered as a commensal bacterium and its role in streptococcal disease burden is under-recognized. while reports of th ... | 2010 | 19833781 |