Molecular characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae deficient in Alpha-like protein encoding genes.

In conclusion, we have shown that non-Alp GBS differ from Alp GBS in the region surrounding the insertion site of Alp genes of Alp GBS as well as in their content of other surface proteins, and that PCR for the up-stream flanking region of the Alp gene may be useful for differentiation between Alp and non-Alp GBS.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - December 27, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gabrielsen C, Mæland JA, Lyng RV, Radtke R, Afset JE Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research