| analysis of streptococcus agalactiae pan-genome for prevalence, diversity and functionality of integrative and conjugative or mobilizable elements integrated in the trna(lys ctt) gene. | streptococcus agalactiae is the first cause of invasive infections in human neonates and is also a major bovine and fish pathogen. high genomic diversity was observed in this species that hosts numerous mobile genetic elements, in particular elements transferable by conjugation. this works aims to evaluate the contribution of these elements to gbs genome diversity. focusing on genomic islands integrated in the trna(lys) (ctt) gene, a known hotspot of recombination, an extensive in silico search ... | 2015 | 25832353 |
| human streptococcus agalactiae strains in aquatic mammals and fish. | in humans, streptococcus agalactiae or group b streptococcus (gbs) is a frequent coloniser of the rectovaginal tract, a major cause of neonatal infectious disease and an emerging cause of disease in non-pregnant adults. in addition, streptococcus agalactiae causes invasive disease in fish, compromising food security and posing a zoonotic hazard. we studied the molecular epidemiology of s. agalactiae in fish and other aquatic species to assess potential for pathogen transmission between aquatic s ... | 2013 | 23419028 |