Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains isolated in Argentina (South America) are different from those recovered in North America and present a higher risk for humans

Introduction: Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an important swine pathogen and emerging zoonotic agent causing meningitis and septicemia/septic shock. Strains are usually virulent (Eurasia) or of intermediate/low virulence (North America). Very few data regarding human and swine isolates from South...

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Main Authors: Callejo, Raquel, Han, Zheng, Pengcheng, Du, Prieto, Monica, Jianguo, Xu, Zielinski, Gustavo Carlos, Auger, Jean-Philippe, Gottschalk, Marcelo
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://jmmcr.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005066
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3658
https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005066

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