[HTML][HTML] Group B streptococcal colonization, molecular characteristics, and epidemiology

S Shabayek, B Spellerberg - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of serious
neonatal infections. GBS is an opportunistic commensal constituting a part of the intestinal …

A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances

C Carreras-Abad, L Ramkhelawon… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally.
Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and …

Group B Streptococcus adaptation promotes survival in a hyperinflammatory diabetic wound environment

RA Keogh, AL Haeberle, CJ Langouët-Astrié… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Diabetic wounds have poor healing outcomes due to the presence of numerous pathogens
and a dysregulated immune response. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is commonly isolated …

Bicyclostreptins are radical SAM enzyme-modified peptides with unique cyclization motifs

LB Bushin, BC Covington, KA Clark, A Caruso… - Nature Chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Microbial natural products comprise diverse architectures that are generated by equally
diverse biosynthetic strategies. In peptide natural products, amino acid sidechains are …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of invasive group B Streptococcus disease in non-pregnant adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Navarro-Torné, D Curcio, JC Moïsi, L Jodar - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus (GBS) has emerged as an
important cause of invasive disease in adults, particularly among the elderly and those with …

2015 Epidemic of Severe Streptococcus agalactiae Sequence Type 283 Infections in Singapore Associated With the Consumption of Raw Freshwater Fish: A …

S Kalimuddin, SL Chen, CTK Lim… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus [GBS]) has not been
described as a foodborne pathogen. However, in 2015, a large outbreak of severe invasive …

[HTML][HTML] Group B Streptococcus vaccine development: present status and future considerations, with emphasis on perspectives for low and middle income countries

M Kobayashi, J Vekemans, CJ Baker, AJ Ratner… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Globally, group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of sepsis and
meningitis in young infants, with its greatest burden in the first 90 days of life. Intrapartum …

[HTML][HTML] Status of group B streptococcal vaccine development

SM Lin, Y Zhi, KB Ahn, S Lim… - Clinical and …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) is a leading causal organism of
neonatal invasive diseases and severe infections in the elderly. Despite significant …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic insights into the distribution and evolution of group B Streptococcus

SL Chen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is a bacteria with
truly protean biology. It infects a variety of hosts, among which the most commonly studied …

Pan-GWAS of Streptococcus agalactiae highlights lineage-specific genes associated with virulence and niche adaptation

A Gori, OB Harrison, E Mlia, Y Nishihara, JM Chan… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is a colonizer of the gastrointestinal
and urogenital tracts, and an opportunistic pathogen of infants and adults. The worldwide …