Virulence, phenotype and genotype characteristics of invasive group B Streptococcus isolates obtained from Swedish pregnant women and neonates

• Main Authors: Emily M. Huebner (Author), Margrét Johansson Gudjónsdóttir (Author), Matthew B. Dacanay (Author), Shayla Nguyen (Author), Alyssa Brokaw (Author), Kavita Sharma (Author), Anders Elfvin (Author), Elisabet Hentz (Author), Ysabella Raceli Rivera (Author), Nicole Burd (Author), Megana Shivakumar (Author), Brahm Coler (Author), Miranda Li (Author), Amanda Li (Author), Jeff Munson (Author), Austyn Orvis (Author), Michelle Coleman (Author), Bo Jacobsson (Author), Lakshmi Rajagopal (Author), Kristina M. Adams Waldorf (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Group B streptococci (GBS) are bacteria that can cause preterm birth and invasive neonatal disease. Heterogeneous expression of virulence factors enables GBS to exist as both commensal bacteria and to become highly invasive. A molecular epidemiological study comparing GBS bacterial traits,...