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Emergence and Global Dissemination of Host-Specific <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Clones
25 Aug 2010
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ABSTRACT To examine the global diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci [GBS]) and to elucidate the evolutionary processes that determine its population genetics structure and the reported changes in host tropism and infection epidemiology, we examined a collection of 238 bovine and human isolates from nine countries on five continents. Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences of 15...
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