GBS	Group B Streptococcus
qPCR	quantitative polymerase chain reaction
EOD	early onset disease
MLST	multilocus sequence type
STS	signal transduction system
TCS	two component system
ST	sequence type
CC	clonal complex
THB	Todd-Hewitt broth
THG	Todd-Hewitt broth plus 1% glucose
THA	Todd-Hewitt agar
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
T-HESC	Telomerase-immortalized human endometrial stromal cells
MOI	multiplicity of infection
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism