Abstract
To further understand the emergence of serotype IV group B Streptococcus (GBS) invasive disease, we used whole-genome sequencing to characterize 3 sequence type 468 strains isolated from neonates in Minnesota, USA. We found that strains of tetracycline-resistant sequence type 468 GBS have acquired virulence genes from a putative clonal complex 17 GBS donor by recombination.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1937-1940 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2016 |
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