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Genomic diversity and evolution within the species Streptococcus agalactiae.
Microbes and infection - 1 Apr 2006
Brochet Mathieu, Couvé Elisabeth, Zouine Mohamed, Vallaeys Tatiana, Rusniok Christophe, Lamy Marie-Cécile, Buchrieser Carmen, Trieu-Cuot Patrick, Kunst Frank, Poyart Claire, Glaser Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae is a leading cause of invasive infections in neonates, and responsible for bovine mastitis. It is also a commensal bacterium adapted to asymptomatic colonization of the mammalian gut and of the genitourinary tract. Here, we report the analysis of a collection of 75 strains of human and animal origin by using serotyping, multilocus sequence typing, whole genome DNA-array hybridizations and...
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