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Characterisation of Streptococcus suis isolates from wild boars (Sus scrofa).
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Jun 2014
Sánchez del Rey Verónica, Fernández-Garayzábal José F, Mentaberre Gregorio, Briones Víctor, Lavín Santiago, Domínguez Lucas, Gottschalk Marcelo, Vela Ana Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Wild boar are widely distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula and can carry potentially virulent strains of Streptococcus suis. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. suis in wild boars from two large geographical regions of Spain. Serotypes 1, 2, 7 and 9 identified were further genetically characterised by virulence-associated genotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and...
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