In a study published by Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers detected the presence of a Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) sequence type (ST) 283 in communities known to include raw ...

Antibiotic legacy Careless use of a broad-spectrum antibiotic in the 1950s created a "hyper-virulent" strain of bacterium that worsened risks for newborn babies, according to an international study.

In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, a group of researchers investigated the clinical significance of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus; GBS) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...

The researchers also observed that the linker region has a conserved DLxxxDxAT sequence motif, which is required for CAMP factor's co-hemolytic activity. The results helped clarify the molecular ...

Overview An infection caused by the bacterium streptococcus agalactiae. It is usually harmless in healthy adults while it can cause serious disease in the new born. Symptoms Symptoms in infants ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 61, No. 1 (Jul. - Aug., 1937), pp. 110-121 (12 pages) Weakly hemolytic streptococci obtained from freshly drawn milk samples were divided into the following ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MinervaX ApS, a privately held Danish biotechnology company developing a novel, prophylactic vaccine against Group B Streptococcus (GBS), has today ...