2021
DOI: 10.17816/jowd61875
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Russian strains of group B streptococci are different in the content and organization of the PAI-A and PAI-A1 pathogenicity islands

Abstract: Group B streptococci, or Streptococcus agalactiae, are the major cause of severe diseases in newborns and adults. The PAI-A and PAI-A1 pathogenicity islands containing the sspB1 and sspB1a genes, respectively, were found among group B streptococci mobile genetic elements. The presence of sspB genes correlates with urogenital tract infections. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of group B streptococci strains with the PAI-A and PAI-A1 pathogenicity islands, circulating in Moscow, in comparison… Show more

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