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Phenotypical assays and partial sequencing of the hsp60 gene for identification of Streptococcus equi.
Current microbiology - 1 May 2007
Sá e Silva Mariana, da Costa Mateus Matiuzzi, de Avila Botton Sônia, Barretta Clarissa, Groff Ana Cláudia Mello, de Vargas Agueda Castagna
Abstract excerpt
Strangles is an acute and contagious disease characterized by inflammation of the upper respiratory tract of horses. The etiological agent of strangles is the bacteria S. equi subsp. equi, which belongs to the Lancefield group C. Opportunistic agents from the same group are frequently isolated from horses with strangles and may induce mistaken diagnoses. Among the subspecies of S. equi, the phenotypic features...
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