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Genetic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae strains colonizing the same pregnant woman.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2004
Pérez-Ruiz M, Rodríguez-Granger J M, Bautista-Marín M F, Romero-Noguera J, Rosa-Fraile M
Abstract excerpt
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of SmaI-DNA digests and serotyping was performed on 15 colonies of Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) from each of 30 vaginal rectal colonized women. Five distinct GBS serotypes were observed among the 30 specimens (Ia, Ib, II, III and V). In 29 of the 30 samples, the same serotype was observed among all 15 colonies; in the remaining specimen, the 15 colonies yielded two...
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