Interspecies Interactions within the Host: the Social Network of Group B Streptococcus

ME Mejia, CM Robertson, KA Patras - Infection and immunity, 2023‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pervasive neonatal pathogen accounting for
a combined half a million deaths and stillbirths annually. The most common source of fetal or …

Re-framing the importance of Group B Streptococcus as a gut-resident pathobiont

J Ling, AJ Hryckowian - Infection and Immunity, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a Gram-positive
bacterial species that causes disease in humans across the lifespan. While antibiotics are …

Group B streptococcal infections in pregnancy and early life

G Manuel, J Twentyman, K Noble… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
Bacterial infections with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are an important cause of adverse
outcomes in pregnant individuals, neonates, and infants. GBS is a common commensal in …

Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

F Wang, L Yi, F Ming, R Dong, F Wang… - Microbiology …, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of serious neonatal
infection. Prenatal screening for vaginal and rectal GBS colonization is necessary in late …

Adaptation to zinc restriction in Streptococcus agalactiae: role of the ribosomal protein and zinc-importers regulated by AdcR

M Melet, S Blanchet, P Barbarin, EA Maunders… - MSphere, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
Zinc (Zn) is an essential cofactor for numerous bacterial proteins and altering Zn availability
is an important component of host innate immunity. During infection, adaptation to both Zn …

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for early on-site detection of Group B Streptococcus infection in neonatal sepsis blood sample

S Banerjee, MH K, RP Shastry - Molecular Biology Reports, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Neonatal sepsis, often attributed to Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection,
poses a critical health risk to infants, demanding rapid and accurate diagnostic approaches …