| identification of streptococcus agalactiae by fluorescent in situ hybridization compared to culturing and the determination of prevalence of streptococcus agalactiae colonization among pregnant women in bushehr, iran. | pregnant women colonized by streptococcus agalactiae (group b streptococci [gbs]) may transfer this microorganism to their newborns. s. agalactiae is an important cause of pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis in newborns. fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish) is considered as a method of identification in the field of diagnostic microbiology. in this paper, we have designed a study to compare the dna fish after 7 h lim broth enrichment and culturing for the identification of s. agalactiae and to ... | 2013 | 24010831 |