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Subcytolytic effects of suilysin on interaction of Streptococcus suis with epithelial cells.
Veterinary microbiology - 27 Dec 2013
Seitz M, Baums C G, Neis C, Benga L, Fulde M, Rohde M, Goethe R, Valentin-Weigand P
Abstract excerpt
Suilysin is a pore-forming cholesterol-dependent cytolysin secreted by Streptococcus suis (S. suis), an important swine and zoonotic pathogen. The role of suilysin in S. suis host-cell interaction is still unclear. We found a higher adherence and invasion rate of an unencapsulated sly-positive st...
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