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Effects of Environmental and Management-Associated Factors on Prevalence and Diversity of Streptococcus suis in Clinically Healthy Pig Herds in China and the United Kingdom.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Apr 2018
Zou Geng, Zhou Jianwei, Xiao Ran, Zhang Liangsheng, Cheng Yuting, Jin Hui, Li Lu, Zhang Lijun, Wu Bin, Qian Ping, Li Shaowen, Ren Lixin, Wang Jinhong, Oshota Olusegun, Hernandez-Garcia Juan, Wileman Thomas M, Bentley Stephen, Weinert Lucy, Maskell Duncan J, Tucker A W Dan, Zhou Rui
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis, a global zoonosis of pigs, shows regional differences in the prevalence of human-associated disease for Asian and non-Asian countries. The isolation rates and diversities of S. suis on tonsils of healthy slaughter pigs in China and the United Kingdom were studied for effects of geography, temperature, pig age, and farm type. Isolates underwent analysis of molecular serotype and multilocus...
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