Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3384-3386, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.01296-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Reevaluating the Serotype II Capsular Locus of Streptococcus agalactiae
E. R. Martins,
J. Melo-Cristino, and
M. Ramirez*
Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Received 27 June 2007/
Returned for modification 2 August 2007/
Accepted 15 August 2007
We report a novel sequence of the serotype II capsular locus of group B streptococcus that resolves inconsistencies among the results of various groups and the sequence in GenBank. This locus was found in diverse lineages and presents genes consistent with the complete synthesis of the type II polysaccharide.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Instituto de Microbiologia, Faculdade Medicina Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, PT 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal. Phone: 351-21 799 9460. Fax: 351-21 799 9459. E-mail: ramirez{at}fm.ul.pt
Published ahead of print on 22 August 2007.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3384-3386, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.01296-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2007 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.