Population genomics of Group B Streptococcus reveals the genetics of neonatal disease onset and meningeal invasion

oleh: Chrispin Chaguza, Dorota Jamrozy, Merijn W. Bijlsma, Taco W. Kuijpers, Diederik van de Beek, Arie van der Ende, Stephen D. Bentley

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01

Deskripsi

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes neonatal disease and mortality worldwide. Here, the authors use genome-wide association analyses to identify bacterial genetic signatures associated with disease onset time and meningeal tissue infection in acute invasive neonatal GBS disease.