Reductive evolution in Streptococcus agalactiaeand the emergence of a host adapted lineage

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Characteristics of the different strains used in the study

Strain	Origin	Infection	MLST	Serotype	Geographical origin	Genome size (kbp)	Ref.
2-22	trout	meningitis	ST261	Ib	Israel	1,839	[27]
SS1218	frog	-	ST261	Ib	Louisiana	1,797	[34]
05-108A	tilapia (Oreochromis sp.)	meningitis	ST260	Ib	Honduras	1,801	[35]
90-503	Hybrid striped bass	meningitis	ST260	Ib	Louisiana	1,753	[35]
SS1219	frog	-	ST260	Ib	Taiwan	1,798	[34]
SS1014	striped bass	-	ST6	Ib	USA	2,016	[34]
CF01173	trout	-	ST7	Ia	GB	2,027	[36]
A909	human	-	ST7	Ia	-	2,128	[26]

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