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Multilocus sequence typing system for group B streptococcus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2003
Jones Nicola, Bohnsack John F, Takahashi Shinji, Oliver Karen A, Chan Man-Suen, Kunst Frank, Glaser Philippe, Rusniok Christophe, Crook Derrick W M, Harding Rosalind M, Bisharat Naiel, Spratt Brian G
Abstract excerpt
A multilocus sequence typing (MLST) system was developed for group B streptococcus (GBS). The system was used to characterize a collection (n = 152) of globally and ecologically diverse human strains of GBS that included representatives of capsular serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, V, VI, and VIII. Fragments (459 to 519 bp) of seven housekeeping genes were amplified by PCR for each strain and sequenced. The combination...
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