Genomic Analysis Reveals the Molecular Basis for Capsule Loss in the Group B Streptococcus Population

The human and bovine bacterial pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) expresses a thick polysaccharide capsule that constitutes a major virulence factor and vaccine target. GBS can be classified into ten distinct serotypes differing in the chemical composition of their capsul...

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Autores principales: Rosini, Roberto, Campisi, Edmondo, De Chiara, Matteo, Tettelin, Hervé, Rinaudo, Daniela, Toniolo, Chiara, Metruccio, Matteo, Guidotti, Silvia, Sørensen, Uffe B. Skov, Kilian, Mogens, Ramirez, Mario, Janulczyk, Robert, Donati, Claudio, Grandi, Guido, Margarit, Immaculada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25946017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125985

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