Genomic profiling of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus) isolates from pregnant women in northeastern Mexico: clonal complexes, virulence factors, and antibiotic resistance

Genomic profiling of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus) isolates from pregnant women in northeastern Mexico: clonal complexes, virulence factors, and antibiotic resistance

Background Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is an important pathogen associated with neonatal sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis, which can be transmitted from colonized pregnant women to their newborns. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characterize the genomic fe...

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Main Authors: Jose Manuel Vazquez-Guillen, Gerardo C. Palacios-Saucedo, Lydia Guadalupe Rivera-Morales, Amilcar Caballero-Trejo, Aldo Sebastian Flores-Flores, Juan Manuel Quiroga-Garza, Rocio Alejandra Chavez-Santoscoy, Jesus Hernandez-Perez, Silvia Alejandra Hinojosa-Alvarez, Julio Antonio Hernandez-Gonzalez, Maurilia Rojas-Contreras, Ricardo Vazquez-Juarez, Ramon Valladares-Trujillo, Cesar Alejandro Alonso-Tellez, Joaquin Dario Treviño-Baez, Miguel Angel Rivera-Alvarado, Reyes S. Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodriguez-Padilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2025-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Pregnant people
Virulence factors
Drug resistance
Bacterial
Molecular epidemiology
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/19454.pdf
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