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| Title |
Streptococcus agalactiae clones infecting humans were selected and fixed through the extensive use of tetracycline
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms5544 |
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| Authors |
Violette Da Cunha, Mark R. Davies, Pierre-Emmanuel Douarre, Isabelle Rosinski-Chupin, Immaculada Margarit, Sebastien Spinali, Tim Perkins, Pierre Lechat, Nicolas Dmytruk, Elisabeth Sauvage, Laurence Ma, Benedetta Romi, Magali Tichit, Maria-José Lopez-Sanchez, Stéphane Descorps-Declere, Erika Souche, Carmen Buchrieser, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, Ivan Moszer, Dominique Clermont, Domenico Maione, Christiane Bouchier, David J. McMillan, Julian Parkhill, John L. Telford, Gordan Dougan, Mark J. Walker, Matthew T. G. Holden, Claire Poyart, Philippe Glaser |
| Abstract |
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a commensal of the digestive and genitourinary tracts of humans that emerged as the leading cause of bacterial neonatal infections in Europe and North America during the 1960s. Due to the lack of epidemiological and genomic data, the reasons for this emergence are unknown. Here we show by comparative genome analysis and phylogenetic reconstruction of 229 isolates that the rise of human GBS infections corresponds to the selection and worldwide dissemination of only a few clones. The parallel expansion of the clones is preceded by the insertion of integrative and conjugative elements conferring tetracycline resistance (TcR). Thus, we propose that the use of tetracycline from 1948 onwards led in humans to the complete replacement of a diverse GBS population by only few TcR clones particularly well adapted to their host, causing the observed emergence of GBS diseases in neonates. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 21% |
| United States | 4 | 11% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Nepal | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Malawi | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 16 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 47% |
| Scientists | 18 | 47% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 188 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 181 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 37 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 9% |
| Other | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 41 | 22% |
| Unknown | 37 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 28 | 15% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 12% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 47 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 131. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2022.
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