Identification of the high-virulence clone of group B streptococci by using a probe containing a putative aldolase gene.

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A high-virulence clone (HVC) was proposed as causing much of the morbidity and mortality when a collection of group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolates was examined by multi-locus enzyme electrophoresis. HVC isolates could be further distinguished by their inability to grow at 40 degrees C, and a temperature-sensitive aldolase was identified as responsible for this characteristic. In the present study, the HVC was...

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