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The presence of muramidase released protein and extracellular factor protein in various serotypes of Streptococcus suis isolated from diseased and healthy pigs in Spain.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Feb 1999
Luque I, Tarradas C, Astorga R, Perea A, Wisselink H J, Vecht U
Abstract excerpt
A total of 142 strains from different serotypes of Streptococcus suis isolated in Spain from diseased pigs (88 strains) and healthy carrier pigs (54 strains) were studied for the presence of a muramidase released protein (MRP) and an extracellular factor (EF). The following five phenotypes: MRP+EF+, MRP+EF-, MRP-EF+, MRP+EF* and MRP*EF- were detected. A high percentage of S. suis serotype 2 strains isolated from...
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