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Hyperinvasive neonatal group B streptococcus has arisen from a bovine ancestor.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2004
Bisharat Naiel, Crook Derrick W, Leigh James, Harding Rosalind M, Ward Phil N, Coffey Tracey J, Maiden Martin C, Peto Tim, Jones Nicola
Abstract excerpt
The genetic relatedness and evolutionary relationships between group B streptococcus (GBS) isolates from humans and those from bovines were investigated by phylogenetic analysis of multilocus sequence typing data. The collection of isolates consisted of 111 GBS isolates from cows with mastitis and a diverse global collection of GBS isolates from patients with invasive disease (n = 83) and carriers (n = 69)....
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