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Distribution of hvgA-positive GBS isolates identified in this study among the different age groups (as defined in the Fig. 1 legend). The CPS types of the isolates are indicated. The vast majority of hvgA-positive isolates were CPS type III (yellow). In the adult age group, of the 18 hvgA-positive strains, there was one CPS type IV (6%, indicated in blue) and one CPS type V (6%, indicted in red). In the older adult group, of 20 hvgA-positive strains, there was one type IV (5%).
