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Microevolution of Streptococcus agalactiae ST-261 from Australia Indicates Dissemination via Imported Tilapia and Ongoing Adaptation to Marine Hosts or Environment.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Aug 2018
Kawasaki Minami, Delamare-Deboutteville Jerome, Bowater Rachel O, Walker Mark J, Beatson Scott, Ben Zakour Nouri L, Barnes Andrew C
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Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus [GBS]) causes disease in a wide range of animals. The serotype Ib lineage is highly adapted to aquatic hosts, exhibiting substantial genome reduction compared with terrestrial conspecifics. Here, we sequence genomes from 40 GBS isolates, including 25 isolates from wild fish and captive stingrays in Australia, six local veterinary or human clinical isolates, and nine...
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