Serotype III Streptococcus agalactiae from Bovine milk and human neonatal infections (1).(Research) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Adderson, Elisabeth E.; Bisharat, Naiel; Blaschke-Bonkowsky, Anne J.; Bohnsack, John F.; Detrick, Shauna; Gottschalk, Marcelo; Jones, Nicola; Martinez, Gabriela; Whiting, April A. | COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus [GBS]) causes invasive human infections and bovine mastitis. This study examined the genetic relationship between bovine and human serotype III GBS by using molecular techniques that classify human serotype III GBS into four distinct phylogenetic lineages. Bovine serotype III GBS were largely contained in two lineages, which are distinct from the two major lineages (restriction digest types III-2 and III-3) that infect human neonates....