Molecular characterization of 19 unique <i>S. agalactiae</i> strains from CF patients.

*<p>Nontypable.</p

Molecular characterization of 72 colonizing <i>S. agalactiae</i> strains from the urogenital and gastrointestinal tract.

<p>Molecular characterization of 72 colonizing <i>S. agalactiae</i> strains from the urogenital and gastrointestinal tract.</p

Clinical characteristics of <i>S. agalactiae</i> (GBS) positive cystic fibrosis patients.

<p>Clinical characteristics of <i>S. agalactiae</i> (GBS) positive cystic fibrosis patients.</p

Figure 2

<p>A: Association between surface proteins and sequence types. For each sequence type found in either respiratory strains from CF patients or colonizing strains, the number of isolates and the surface proteins of these strains are shown. Genes coding for alpha C, Epsilon, Rib or Alp2/3 were detected in the vast majority of strains, only five isolates failed to generate a PCR product with the specific primers. B: Association between serotypes and sequence types. For each sequence type found in either respiratory strains from CF patients or colonizing strains, the number of isolates and the serotypes of these strains are shown.</p

Population structure of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i>: Depicted are the three major recognized burst groups of <i>S. agalactiae</i>.

<p>Sequence types that vary by one allele in their MLST profiles (single locus variants) are arranged in circles around the primary founder sequence type. The population structure diagram was created based on the <i>S. agalactiae</i> MLST database as found under: <a href="http://eburst.mlst.net" target="_blank">http://eburst.mlst.net</a>. Sequence types present in our collection of colonizing strains are depicted as closed circles, sequence types found in the <i>S. agalactiae</i> strains form CF patients are shown as open squares. The major clonal complexes (CC) are indicated in the picture.</p