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Population genomics of Group B Streptococcus reveals the genetics of neonatal disease onset and meningeal invasion
Chaguza C, Jamrozy D, Bijlsma M, Kuijpers T, van de Beek D, van der Ende A, Bentley S. Population genomics of Group B Streptococcus reveals the genetics of neonatal disease onset and meningeal invasion. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4215. PMID: 35864107, PMCID: PMC9304382, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31858-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesMetagenomicsStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeConceptsPopulation genomicsMicrobial population genomicsGroup B streptococciWide association studyPopulation structureGenetic variationGenetic signaturesCapsule biosynthesis locusDisease onset timeAssociation studiesB streptococciInvasive neonatal GBS diseaseNeonatal GBS diseaseGenomicsPathogen surveillanceAcute invasive diseaseGeneticsOnset timeDisease pathogenesisGBS diseasePreterm birthTissue infectionsDisease burdenDisease onsetInvasive disease
2015
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Meningitis- and Bacteremia-Causing Pneumococci Identifies a Common Core Genome
Kulohoma BW, Cornick JE, Chaguza C, Yalcin F, Harris SR, Gray KJ, Kiran AM, Molyneux E, French N, Parkhill J, Faragher BE, Everett DB, Bentley SD, Heyderman RS. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Meningitis- and Bacteremia-Causing Pneumococci Identifies a Common Core Genome. Infection And Immunity 2015, 83: 4165-4173. PMID: 26259813, PMCID: PMC4567637, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00814-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaBacterial ProteinsGenome, BacterialGenomicsHumansMeningitisStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsBloodstream infectionsSterile sitesPneumococcal population structureDisease manifestationsMeningitisVaccine candidatesS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeNasopharyngeal commensalPneumococciVirulence factorsWhole-genome sequencingInfectionPneumoniaeVirulence behaviorPresence/absenceIsolatesMeninges