Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Research
Bacterial Phenotype Variants in Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome1
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Figure 4. Growth curve of group B streptococcal variants, i.e., low hemolytic (LH)/high encapsulation (HC) and high hemolytic (HH)/low encapsulation (LC), in Todd-Hewitt broth plus 1.5% yeast cultured in a separate tube (A) or together in the same tube (B). Graph presented as mean + SD.
1Part of this work was presented at Lancefield 2008 International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases, Porto Heli, Greece, June 22–26, 2008.
2Current affiliation: Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.