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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Human-origin
Where this strain was first isolated, curated from the literature and culture-collection catalogs. It describes provenance only — not suitability, and not benefit.
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Sequenced
Whether a public genome assembly is linked for this strain. Without one the genome screens cannot run. It is not a verdict on the organism.
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Public genome assembly available
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, or GBS) is a pathogenic bacterium — not a probiotic organism — clinically significant as a leading cause of neonatal infections and a complication of pregnancy. It is routinely screened for in late pregnancy and is not used in any supplementation context. No evidence for a beneficial health role appears in the indexed literature for this species.
Strains of this species
1 strain of Streptococcus agalactiae in the index, with 1 linked paper between them.
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