title: Population structure of human isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae from Dakar and Bangui.
abstract: Multilocus sequence types of 163 human Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated in Bangui and Dakar were analyzed. We identified local specificities in the distribution of sequence types and capsular serotypes. However, the overall population structure is similar to that in the United States and Europe, suggesting that few specific clones colonize humans.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique des Génomes Bactériens, CNRS URA 2171, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brochet
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Couvé
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bercion
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sire
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glaser
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012675:Senegal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial