Despite how common GBS is at causing disease, there is a lot that remains to be discovered about how it colonizes hosts and causes invasive infections. Track 2 at ISSAD brings together experts from around the world to share the latest information related to microbiological, genomics, and molecular mechanisms of GBS pathogenesis. Results from the studies presented in Track 2 will likely inform strategies to better diagnose, prevent and treat GBS infections. Join us!
| Convener: Prof. Margaret Ip |
| S1: Prof. Shannon Manning (20 min) Title: Understanding group B streptococcal colonization |
| S2: Prof. Steven Townsend (20 min) Title: Effects of human milk oligosaccharides on GBS pathogenesis |
| S3: Dr. Asmaa Tazi (20 min) Title: Perinatal hormones favour CC17 GBS intestinal translocation in neonates |
| S4: Lindsey Burcham (6 min) Title: Genome-wide screen of Group B Streptococcal factors contributing to vaginal colonization and ascending |
| S5: Julie Guignot (6 min) Title: Neonatal susceptibility to the hypervirulent clone of Group B Streptococcus (CC17) in meningitis development |
| Closing Comments (10 min) |