Comparison of molecular serotyping approaches of Streptococcus agalactiae from genomic sequences

Abstract Background Group B streptococcus (GBS) capsular polysaccharide is one of the major virulence factors underlying invasive GBS disease and a component of forthcoming vaccines. Serotype classification of GBS is based on the capsule polysaccharide of which ten variants are known to exist (Ia, I...

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Main Authors: Georgia Kapatai, Darshana Patel, Androulla Efstratiou, Victoria J. Chalker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3820-5