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GI‐type T4SS‐mediated horizontal transfer of the 89K pathogenicity island in epidemic <i>Streptococcus suis</i> serotype 2
19 Jan 2011
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenicity islands (PAIs), a distinct type of genomic island (GI), play important roles in the rapid adaptation and increased virulence of pathogens. 89K is a newly identified PAI in epidemic Streptococcus suis isolates that are related to the two recent large-scale outbreaks of human infection in China. However, its mechanism of evolution and contribution to the epidemic spread of S. suis 2 remain unknown. In...
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