An opportunistic pathogen under stress: how Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> responds to cytotoxic reactive species and conditions of metal ion imbalance to survive

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Group B Streptococcus (GBS; also known as Streptococcus agalactiae) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that causes sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, and skin and soft tissue infections in neonates and healthy or immunocompromised adults. GBS is well-adapted to survive in humans due to a plethora of virulence mechanisms that afford responses to support bacterial survival in dynamic host environments. These...