Predominance of sequence type 1 group with serotype VI among group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility identified in Japan | Zendy

Kouji Kimura | Zendy; Noriyuki Nagano | Zendy; Yukiko Nagano | Zendy; Junichi Wachino | Zendy; Satowa Suzuki | Zendy; Keigo Shibayama | Zendy; Yoshichika Arakawa | Zendy

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Predominance of sequence type 1 group with serotype VI among group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility identified in Japan

Author(s) -

Kouji Kimura,

Noriyuki Nagano,

Yukiko Nagano,

Junichi Wachino,

Satowa Suzuki,

Keigo Shibayama,

Yoshichika Arakawa

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr352

Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , serotype , streptococcus agalactiae , penicillin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , typing , group b , streptococcus , group a , genetics , antibiotics , genotype , gene , bacteria , medicine

Although group B Streptococcus (GBS; i.e. Streptococcus agalactiae) has been considered to be uniformly susceptible to β-lactams, GBS isolates with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) have been reported from Japan and North America. In this study, PRGBS from Japan were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and the results compared with data on PRGBS reported from the USA.

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