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DNA microarray-based typing of Streptococcus agalactiae isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2014
Nitschke Heike, Slickers Peter, Müller Elke, Ehricht Ralf, Monecke Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae frequently colonizes the urogenital tract, and it is a major cause of bacterial septicemia, meningitis, and pneumonia in newborns. For typing purposes, a microarray targeting group B streptococcus (GBS) virulence-associated markers and resistance genes was designed and validated with reference strains, as well as clinical and veterinary isolates. Selected isolates were also subjected to...
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