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Streptococcus equi with truncated M-proteins isolated from outwardly healthy horses.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jun 2000
Chanter Neil, Talbot Nicola C, Newton J Richard, Hewson Dawn, Verheyen Kristien
Abstract excerpt
The M-protein genes of Streptococcus equi isolated from 17 outwardly healthy horses after 4 strangles outbreaks had ended, including a quarantined animal, were compared with those of S. equi isolates from 167 active cases of strangles across 4 countries. The healthy horses included 16 persistent S. equi carriers, at least one from each of the four outbreaks. These carriers, despite being outwardly healthy, had...
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