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Clonal distribution of an atypical MRP+, EF*, and suilysin+ phenotype of virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains in Brazil.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Jan 2003
Martinez G, Pestana de Castro A F, Ribeiro Pagnani K Jordão, Nakazato G, Dias da Silveira W, Gottschalk M
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis is considered one of the most important bacterial swine pathogens worldwide. The distribution of the 35 described serotypes in diseased animals may vary in different regions. Data regarding S. suis isolation from pigs in South America is not available. In the present study, 51 isolates of S. suis recovered in pure culture or as the predominant species from diseased animals in Brazil, were...
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