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Clonal distribution of Streptococcus suis isolated from diseased pigs in the central region of Chile.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Oct 2015
Morales Bárbara, Ruiz Álvaro, Lacouture Sonia, Gottschalk Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
The characteristics of 29 Chilean field strains of Streptococcus suis recovered between 2007 and 2011 from pigs with clinical signs at different farms were studied. Serotyping with use of the coagglutination test revealed that all but 1 strain belonged to serotype 6; the remaining strain was serotype 22. All the serotype-6 strains were suilysin (hemolysin)-negative; in addition, they were found to be...
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