Group B Streptococcus Sequence Type 103 as Human and Bovine Pathogen, Brazil
Group B Streptococcus sequence type 103 is known primarily as a bovine mastitis pathogen. In Brazil, it has circulated in cattle and humans since the 1990s. It lacks scpB and, in humans, was found only among carriage isolates. Bovine-human interspecies transmission may have contributed to its evolut...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Emerging infectious diseases 2024-08, Vol.30 (8), p.1697-1701 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Group B Streptococcus sequence type 103 is known primarily as a bovine mastitis pathogen. In Brazil, it has circulated in cattle and humans since the 1990s. It lacks scpB and, in humans, was found only among carriage isolates. Bovine-human interspecies transmission may have contributed to its evolution and spread. |
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ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid3008.231575 |