Capsular Switching and Other Large-Scale Recombination Events in Invasive Sequence Type 1 Group B Streptococcus

Capsular Switching and Other Large-Scale Recombination Events in Invasive Sequence Type 1 Group B Streptococcus

We report several cases of recombination events leading to capsular switching among sequence type (ST) 1 group B Streptococcus strains. These strains otherwise shared a common genome backbone with serotype V ST1 strains. However, the genomes of ST1 serotype V strains and those of serotypes VI, VII,...

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Main Authors: Alefiya Neemuchwala, Sarah Teatero, Taryn B.T. Athey, Allison McGeer, Nahuel Fittipaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
group B Streptococcus
capsular switching
recombination
whole-genome sequencing
bacteria
streptococci
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/11/15-2064_article

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