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SsPep contributes to the virulence of Streptococcus suis.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Nov 2011
Tan Chen, Liu Manli, Li Jinquan, Jin Meilin, Bei Weicheng, Chen Huanchun
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is a zoonotic pathogen responsible for a spectrum of disease in pigs and that can be transmitted to humans with fatal consequences. Despite the socioeconomic importance of this infection, the pathogenesis of SS2 is poorly understood. The protein SsPep (05SSU0153) has been characterized as an extracellular protein. A deletion mutant of the gene encoding SsPep showed...
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