Enhanced Vulnerability of Diabetic Mice to Hypervirulent <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> ST-17 Infection
<i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> (Group B <i>Streptococcus</i>, GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis but has been recently isolated from non-pregnant adults with underlying medical conditions like diabetes. Despite diabetes being a key risk factor for in...
Main Authors: | Jéssica da Conceição Mendonça, João Matheus Sobral Pena, Noemi dos Santos Macêdo, Dayane de Souza Rodrigues, Dayane Alvarinho de Oliveira, Brady L. Spencer, Eduardo José Lopes-Torres, Lindsey R. Burcham, Kelly S. Doran, Prescilla Emy Nagao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/4/580 |
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