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Table 2 Distribution of sequence types and hvgA gene in GBS isolates across serotype

From: Molecular characteristics of group B Streptococcus isolates from infants in southern mainland China

Serotype (n)

CC (ST, n)

CC17 (n)

hvgA+ (n)

Ia (4)

CC23 (ST23, 3; ST24, 1)

–

–

Ib (12)

CC10 (ST10, 1; ST12, 7; ST579, 1)

–

–

CC17 (ST357, 2)

2

1

CC23 (ST23, 1)

–

–

III (74)

CC17 (ST17, 57; ST188, 1)

58

56

CC19 (ST19, 7; ST27, 2)

–

1

CC10 (ST562, 1; ST399, 2)

–

3

CC23 (ST55, 1)

–

1

ST651 (3)a

–

–

V (3)

CC1 (ST1, 3)

–

–

Total (93)

 

60 (64.5%)

62 (66.7%)

  1. CC clonal complex, ST sequence type, hvgA hypervirulent GBS adhesion gene
  2. aST651 was a singleton