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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae colonized in Chinese pregnant women: predominance of ST19/III and ST17/III.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Wang Xiaolin, Cao Xuelian, Li Shunming, Ou Qianting, Lin Dongxin, Yao Zhenjiang, Chen Sidong, Wu Chuan'an, Wen Guoming, Ye Xiaohua
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) remains a major cause of invasive infections in neonates and pregnant women. Our aim was to evaluate the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of GBS isolates in order to reveal potential relationships among molecular characteristics and differences in genotype-phenotype characteristics between ST17 and ST19. A total of 104 GBS isolates were collected from pregnant women. All...
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