Transmission of <i>S.</i><i>pyogenes</i> is hampered by loss of <i>covR/S</i> regulation. Faraz M. Alam Claire E. Turner Ken Smith Siouxsie Wiles Shiranee Sriskandan 10.1371/journal.pone.0061655.g010 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Transmission_of_i_S_i_i_pyogenes_i_is_hampered_by_loss_of_i_covR_S_i_regulation_/691792 <p>Naïve five week old female FVB/n recipients co-mingled at a D:R ratio of 3∶5 with female FVB/n mice infected with either the <i>emm</i>75 wild type strain or it’s isogenic Δ<i>covR/S</i> strain (5 ×10<sup>8 </sup>cfu per dose) and sampled after the introduction of the donor mice. Donor mice had &gt;5000 cfu recovered from direct nasal sampling throughout the experiment. The Δ<i>covR/S</i> strain transmitted significantly less well to recipients compared to the wild type strain (A, n = 15 recipients per group, AUC analysis, followed by Mann-Whitney U test). Line indicates median, error bars indicate interquartile range. Settle plates exposed to the air in the cages revealed no significant differences in the bacteria deposited on the surface of the plates by mice infected with the strain, or the Δ<i>covR/S</i> strain (B, n = 4 plates per cage, AUC analysis followed by Mann-Whitney U test <i>p</i>&gt;0.05) Data is shown for individual animals with medians indicated by black line.</p> 2013-04-25 00:29:52 microbiology Bacterial pathogens Gram positive streptococci Virology Animal models of infection Host-pathogen interaction Model organisms Animal models mouse Infectious diseases Bacterial diseases Group A streptococcal infection Group B streptococcal infection Scarlet fever Strep throat Streptococcal pharyngitis Pulmonology Respiratory infections Upper respiratory tract infections hampered