The ability to produce polysaccharides with diverse biological functions is widespread in
bacteria. In lactic acid bacteria (LAB), production of polysaccharides has long been …

CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9 is a unique
genome editing tool that can be easily used in a wide range of applications, including …

Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B streptococcus (GBS), is a major neonatal pathogen.
Recent data have elucidated the global prevalence of maternal and neonatal colonization …

Infections of the mammary gland remain a frequent disease of dairy ruminants that
negatively affect animal welfare, milk quality, farmer serenity, and farming profitability and …

Using seroty**, multilocus sequence ty**, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of
selected strains, we studied the population structure of 102 group B Streptococcus (GBS) …

Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, is a pathogen that
causes preterm births, stillbirths, and acute invasive neonatal disease burden and mortality …

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal invasive disease worldwide.
In the Netherlands incidence of the disease increased despite implementation of preventive …

Neonatal invasive disease caused by group B Streptococcus (GBS) represents a significant
public health care concern globally. However, data related to disease burden, serotype …

Group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is the most common cause of
neonatal meningitis and a rising cause of sepsis in adults. Recently, it has also been shown …

Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an encapsulated, gram-positive pathogen that is
an important cause of neonatal invasive infections, including sepsis and meningitis. There …