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McCARTY1 showed that in group A streptococci the serologically group-specific polysaccharide (Lancefield's “C substance”) is a major component of the bacterial cell wall and contains glucosamine and rhamnose. The type-specific proteins (“M substance”) are located at the surface of the cell wall from which they may be detached by proteolytic digestion2,3.
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ELLIOTT, S. Group and Type-specific Polysaccharides of Group D Streptococci. Nature 184, 1342 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841342a0
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