Enhanced expression of lmb gene encoding laminin-binding protein in Streptococcus agalactiae strains harboring IS1548 in scpB-lmb intergenic region.

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the main cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Bacterial surface proteins play a major role in GBS binding to and invasion of different host surfaces. The scpB and lmb genes, coding for fibronectin-binding and laminin-binding surface proteins, are present in almost...

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Auteurs principaux: Rim Al Safadi, Souheila Amor, Geneviève Hery-Arnaud, Barbara Spellerberg, Philippe Lanotte, Laurent Mereghetti, François Gannier, Roland Quentin, Agnès Rosenau
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/79219cc9fca34d75942b27fa5b8595e1
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