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Venn diagram showing the comparison of the 177 essential genes identified in the GAS core genome to found in (A) Streptococcus sanguinis (blue circle) and (B) Streptococcus pneumoniae (green circle). Overlap of essential genes conserved between all three streptococcal pathogens is shown at bottom (dashed circle).
