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Clonal Complex 17 Group B Streptococcus strains causing invasive disease in neonates and adults originate from the same genetic pool

A significant proportion of group B Streptococcus (GBS) neonatal disease, particularly late-onset disease, is associated with strains of serotype III, clonal complex (CC) 17. CC17 strains also cause invasive infections in adults. Little is known about the phylogenetic relationships of isolates recov...

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Autores principales: Teatero, Sarah, Ramoutar, Erin, McGeer, Allison, Li, Aimin, Melano, Roberto G., Wasserscheid, Jessica, Dewar, Ken, Fittipaldi, Nahuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4740736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26843175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep20047