Analysis of the prophages carried by human infecting isolates provides new insight into the evolution of Group B Streptococcus species

Article Article scientifique Article Analysis of the prophages carried by human infecting isolates provides new insight into the evolution of Group B Streptococcus species eng 2017 author van der Mee-Marquet N author Diene S M author Barbera Laura 691579 author Courtier-Martinez L author Lafont L author Ouachée A author Valentin A-S author Santos S Dos author Quentin R author Francois Patrice 0000-0002-0540-750X 28911 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.08.024 28870726 1198-743X https://ac.els-cdn.com/S1198743X17304834/1-s2.0-S1198743X17304834-main.pdf?_tid=9ec5c0b0-c09e-11e7-bbdd-00000aacb361&acdnat=1509717496_78dd011736aaff5b1a01677611bce488 Group B Streptococcus (GBS) emerged in the 1970s as a major cause of neonatal infections, and has been increasingly associated with infections in adults since the 1990s. Prophages have been suspected to have driven these epidemiological trends. We have characterized the prophages harboured by 275 human GBS isolates belonging to the major lineages. Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false 338 Génomique et microbiote 604 Clinical Microbiology and Infection f432ea9e-b8e3-44d8-8423-d5fc53c48e8a Article (Published version) Restricted 1-s2.0-S1198743X17304834-main.pdf 1225725 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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