Survival of an emerging foodborne pathogen : Group B Streptococcus (GBS) serotype III sequence type (ST) 283—under simulated partial cooking and gastric fluid conditions

• Main Authors: Zwe, Ye Htut, Goh, Esther Zhu Hui, Chau, Man Ling, Aung, Kyaw Thu, Yuk, Hyun-Gyun
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Group B Streptococcus; Foodborne GBS
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143662
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) was previously not known to be transmitted through food, but an outbreak investigation in Singapore in 2015 documented for the first time an association between GBS Type III Sequence Type 283 infection and consumption of raw fish dishes. As very little is known about the...