Pilus distribution among lineages of group b streptococcus: an evolutionary and clinical perspective [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background</b><p></p> Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen in both humans and bovines. Epidemiological and phylogenetic analyses have found strains belonging to certain phylogenetic lineages to be more ...
Davies, H Dele +7 more
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An update on environmental mastitis: challenging perceptions [PDF]
, 2017 Environmental mastitis is the most common and costly form of mastitis in modern dairy herds where contagious transmission of intramammary pathogens is controlled through implementation of standard mastitis prevention programmes.
Klaas, I.C., Zadoks, R.N.
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Gangrenous mastitis in dromedary camels in UAE caused by Streptococcus agalactiae
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Mastitis is a disease of economic concern that affects dairy industry worldwide. This study aimed to investigate and identify possible etiologies encountered in an episode of acute gangrenous mastitis in lactating she-camels in Al Dhafra ...
El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil +8 more
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Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Hasil Ternak, 2017 This research was aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of mahkota dewa extract and the effective concentration of mahkota dewa extract against Streptococcus agalactiae. This research was conducted from 2Mayth to 2Juneth 2016.
Lutfiana Safitri +2 more
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Conjugative transfer of ICESde3396 between three β-hemolytic streptococcal species [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that possess all genes necessary for excision, transfer and integration into recipient genome. They also carry accessory genes that impart new phenotypic features to
Bauer, Michelle J. +6 more
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Group B streptococcal infective endocarditis
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014 Summary: Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae), also referred as group B streptococcus (GBS), is an important pathogen in neonates and a rare cause of invasive infection in adults.
Mahmoud Abdelghany, Louis Schenfeld
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Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the Identification of Group B Streptococcus. [PDF]
, 2019 Objective Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis worldwide. Intrapartum antibiotics given to women carrying GBS are an effective means of reducing disease in the first week of life.
Chalker, V +6 more
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Streptococcus agalactiae infection in zebrafish larvae [PDF]
Microbial Pathogenesis, 2015 Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is an encapsulated, Gram-positive bacterium that is a leading cause of neonatal pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis, and an emerging aquaculture pathogen. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a genetically tractable model vertebrate that has been used to analyze the pathogenesis of both aquatic and human ...
Brandon J. Kim +5 more
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Revista Brasileira Multidisciplinar - ReBraM /Brazilian Multidisciplinay Journal, 2015 Streptococcus agalactiae has great medical importance in infections associated with severe neonatal morbidity and mortality. It is the most frequent bacterium isolated from the tables of septicemia, pneumonia and neonatal meningitis.
Cátia Rezende +5 more
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Deficiency of RgpG causes major defects in cell division and biofilm formation, and deficiency of LytR-CpsAPsr family proteins leads to accumulation of cell wall antigens in culture medium by Streptococcus mutans [PDF]
, 2017 Streptococcus mutans is known to possess rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide (RGP), a major cell wall antigen. S. mutans strains deficient in rgpG , encoding the first enzyme of the RGP biosynthesis
Beatty, Wandy L +6 more
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