Home is where the host is: Evolutionary history of geographic spread, host switching, and adaptive genomic signatures in two generalist Group B Streptococcus clonal groups
Antonia Hilbig, Chiara Crestani, Timothy Barkham, Swaine Lin Chen, Jiaying Ho, Claudia Cobo-Ángel, Alejandro Ceballos-Márquez, Wanna Sirimanapong, S. Amin-Nordin, Nguyễn Ngọc Phước, Tatiana de Castro Abreu Pinto, Laura M.A. Oliveira, Chiara Anna Garbarino, Matteo Ricchi, Tiziana Lembo, , Ruth N. Zadoks
This study analyzes the evolutionary history and host adaptation of two GBS clonal groups, revealing host switching, regional AMR gene distribution differences, and biased sampling in multi-host pathogens.
Microbial Genomics · Jul 23, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology