One hypervirulent clone, sequence type 283, accounts for a large proportion of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from humans and diseased tilapia in Southeast Asia.

Autor: Barkham T; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore., Zadoks RN; Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Azmai MNA; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, and Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia., Baker S; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Bich VTN; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam., Chalker V; Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Chau ML; Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore.; National Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore., Dance D; Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.; Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Deepak RN; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore., van Doorn HR; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Gutierrez RA; Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore.; National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore., Holmes MA; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Huong LNP; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Koh TH; Department of Microbiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore., Martins E; Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., Mehershahi K; Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Newton P; Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.; Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Ng LC; Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore., Phuoc NN; Faculty of Fisheries, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam., Sangwichian O; Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (TUC), Nonthaburi, Thailand., Sawatwong P; Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (TUC), Nonthaburi, Thailand., Surin U; Nakhon Phanom General Hospital, Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Office, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand., Tan TY; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore., Tang WY; Molecular Biology Laboratory, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore., Thuy NV; National Hospital for Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hanoi, Vietnam., Turner P; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.; Cambodia-Oxford Medical Research Unit, Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia., Vongsouvath M; Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic., Zhang D; Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China., Whistler T; Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (TUC), Nonthaburi, Thailand.; Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America., Chen SL; Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.; Infectious Diseases Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2019 Jun 27; Vol. 13 (6), pp. e0007421. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 27 (Print Publication: 2019).