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The frequency of genes encoding three putative group B streptococcal virulence factors among invasive and colonizing isolates

BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes severe infections in very young infants and invasive disease in pregnant women and adults with underlying medical conditions. GBS pathogenicity varies between and within serotypes, with considerable variation in genetic content between strains. Three pr...

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Autores principales: Manning, Shannon D, Ki, Moran, Marrs, Carl F, Kugeler, Kiersten J, Borchardt, Stephanie M, Baker, Carol J, Foxman, Betsy
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16846499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-6-116