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Hemolytic And Non-Hemolytic Group B Streptococcus Strains’ Impact On Infection And Inflammation In Human Placental And Immune Cells, Olivia S. Harlow, Natalie Anumolu, Shannon Manning, Erica Boldenow
Hemolytic And Non-Hemolytic Group B Streptococcus Strains’ Impact On Infection And Inflammation In Human Placental And Immune Cells, Olivia S. Harlow, Natalie Anumolu, Shannon Manning, Erica Boldenow
Summer Research
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonizes 10-30% of women.
- GBS remains the leading cause of infectious neonatal morbidity and mortality1
- GBS is defined as being β-hemolytic, but about 3% of strains are non-hemolytic.
- Recent data suggest that non-hemolytic strains also pose health risks to infants2.
- Previous data from our lab demonstrated that GB37 is non-hemolytic when grown on blood agar, but is hemolytic when grown in suspension with red blood cells.