Molecular basis of group B streptococcus pathogenesis and colonisation

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a cause of life-threatening infections in neonates and in the elderly. Clinical presentations of GBS disease include sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis. GBS normally resides as a commensal microorganism of the female genitourinary tract, where i...

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Main Author: Rego, Sara
Published: University of Bristol 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702432