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Role of glucose and CcpA in capsule expression and virulence of Streptococcus suis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jun 2011
Willenborg J, Fulde M, de Greeff A, Rohde M, Smith H E, Valentin-Weigand P, Goethe R
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis is one of the most important pathogens in pigs and is also an emerging zoonotic agent. After crossing the epithelial barrier, S. suis causes bacteraemia, resulting in meningitis, endocarditis and bronchopneumonia. Since the host environment seems to be an important regulatory component for virulence, we related expression of virulence determinants of S. suis to glucose availability during...
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