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Streptococcus difficile is a nonhemolytic group B, type Ib streptococcus [PDF]

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1997
Whole-cell protein electrophoretic analysis of the type strain of Streptococcus difficile (LMG 15799) revealed that this organism was indistinguishable from Streptococcus agalactiae strains. Although LMG 15799T (T = type strain) was originally described as serologically untypeable, we found that this strain was a group B streptococcus belonging to the ...
Vandamme, Peter, Devriese, L. A., Pot, B., Kersters, K., Melin, Pierrette   +4 more
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Understanding Factors in Group B Streptococcus Late-Onset Disease [PDF]

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Alberto Berardi,1 Viola Trevisani,2 Antonella Di Caprio,2 Jenny Bua,3 Mariachiara China,4 Barbara Perrone,5 Rossella Pagano,6 Laura Lucaccioni,7 Silvia Fanaro,8 Lorenzo Iughetti,2,7 Licia Lugli,1 Roberta Creti9 1Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Azienda ...
Berardi A, Trevisani V, Di Caprio A, Bua J, China M, Perrone B, Pagano R, Lucaccioni L, Fanaro S, Iughetti L, Lugli L, Creti R   +11 more
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Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcus Infections

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2020
. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal infection. Maternal vaginal-rectal colonization with GBS during the intrapartum period is a prerequisite for GBS early-onset disease (EOD).
Shang-Rong Fan, Umber Tasneem, Xiao-Ping Liu, Shao-Mei Yan, Yang Pan, Dan-Dan Shi   +5 more
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Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Does Not Identify Host Factors Modulating Streptococcus agalactiae β-Hemolysin/Cytolysin-Induced Cell Death

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are commonly produced by pathogenic bacteria, and understanding them is key to the development of virulence-targeted therapies. Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B Streptococcus (GBS), produces several factors that enhance its
Ifrah Shahi, Cristina N. Llaneras, Sofya S. Perelman, Victor J. Torres, Adam J. Ratner   +4 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2021
Objectives: to estimate the prevalence and the factors associated with the colonization by group B streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women from the urban area attended at health units in a municipality in northeastern Brazil.
Taís Viana Lédo de Oliveira, Fabrícia Almeida Fernandes Santana, Claudio Lima Souza, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira   +3 more
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Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Introduction:  Group B β haemolytic streptococcus (GBS) is a colonizer of the female genital tract and a known cause of neonatal infections. Identification of GBS colonization in pregnancy is the key to prevent such infections.
BN Dissanayake, GC Herath, TM Gamage
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Group B Streptococcus: Virulence Factors and Pathogenic Mechanism

Microorganisms, 2022
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a major cause of neonatal mortality. When colonizing the lower genital tract of pregnant women, GBS may cause premature birth and stillbirth.
Yuxin Liu, Jinhui Liu
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Emergence of a new highly successful acapsular Group A Streptococcus clade of the genotype emm89 in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2015
This work was supported by the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre awarded to Imperial College Healthcare Trust, and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (National Centre for Infection Prevention & Management).Group A ...
Abbott, James, Holden, M.T., Holden, MTG, Sriskandan, S., David, Sophia, Jones, Michael D., Lamagni, T., Game, L, Sophia David, Turner, C.E., Sriskandan, S, Shiranee Sriskandan, David, S, Efstratiou, A, Michael D. Jones, Androulla Efstratiou, Efstratiou, A., David, S., Laurence Game, Game, Laurence, Matthew T. G. Holden, Turner, CE, Jones, M.D., Abbott, J., Abbott, J, Claire E. Turner, Efstratiou, Androulla, Theresa Lamagni, Lamagni, Theresa, Holden, Matthew, Jones, MD, James Abbott, Game, L., Turner, Claire E., Sriskandan, Shiranee, Lamagni, T   +35 more
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Garlic: An Alternative Treatment for Group B Streptococcus

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Prenatal screening in pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has successfully reduced the incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality related to Streptococcus agalactiae.
Kátia Andrea de Menezes Torres, Sônia Maria Rolim Rosa Lima, Luce Maria Brandão Torres, Maria Thereza Gamberini, Pedro Ismael da Silva Junior   +4 more
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Evidence for niche adaptation in the genome of the bovine pathogen Streptococcus uberis [PDF]

, 2009
Background Streptococcus uberis, a Gram positive bacterial pathogen responsible for a significant proportion of bovine mastitis in commercial dairy herds, colonises multiple body sites of the cow including the gut, genital tract and mammary gland ...
Andy Barron, Maskell, Duncan, Field, TR, Leigh, James A., Nicola Lennard, Quail, MA, Clark, L, Parkhill, J, Egan, Sharon A., Bignell, A, Bentley, Stephen D., Holden, Matthew T. G., Terence R Field, Clark, Louise, Lennard, Nicola, Philip N Ward, Whatmore, AM, Ward, Philip N., Matthew TG Holden, Dowson, Christopher G., Adrian M Whatmore, Sharon A Egan, Barrell, BG, Bart G Barrell, Whatmore, Adrian M., Barron, Andy, Holden, MTG, Kehoe, M, Egan, SA, Neil Chanter, Bentley, SD, Quail, Michael A., Alexandra Bignell, Stephen D Bentley, Chanter, Neil, Louise Clark, Leigh, JA, Barron, A, Julian Parkhill, Woodward, J, Barrell, Bart G., Woodward, John, Bignell, Alexandra, Michael A Quail, Parkhill, Julian, James A Leigh, Dowson, CG, Christopher G Dowson, Ward, PN, Chanter, N, Duncan Maskell, Maskell, D, Michael Kehoe, John Woodward, Lennard, N, Kehoe, Michael, Field, Terence R.   +56 more
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