Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Group B Streptococcus

Jones, Nicola; F. Bohnsack, John; Takahashi, Shinji; A. Oliver, Karen; Chan, Man‐Suen; Kunst, Frank; Glaser, Philippe; Rusniok, Christophe; W. Crook, Derrick; M. Harding, Rosalind; Bisharat, Naiel; G. Spratt, Brian

doi:10.1128/jcm.41.6.2530-2536.2003

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Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Group B Streptococcus

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Jun 1, 2003

Authors:

Nicola Jones

John F. Bohnsack

Shinji Takahashi

Abstract

A multilocus sequence typing (MLST) system was developed for group B streptococcus (GBS). The system was used to characterize a collection (n = 152) of globally and ecologically diverse human strains of GBS that included representatives of capsular serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, V, VI, and VIII. Fragmen...

Subject

Multilocus sequence typing

Biology

Housekeeping gene

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