Genomic Analysis Reveals New Integrative Conjugal Elements and Transposons in GBS Conferring Antimicrobial Resistance

<i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and increasingly found as an invasive pathogen in older patient populations. Beta-lactam antibiotics remain the most effective therapeutic with resistance rarely reported, while the major...

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Main Authors: Uzma Basit Khan, Edward A. R. Portal, Kirsty Sands, Stephanie Lo, Victoria J. Chalker, Elita Jauneikaite, Owen B. Spiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/3/544