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Genotypic diversity of Streptococcus suis and the S. suis-like bacterium Streptococcus ruminantium in ruminants.
Veterinary research - 14 Nov 2019
Okura Masatoshi, Maruyama Fumito, Ota Atsushi, Tanaka Takeshi, Matoba Yohei, Osawa Aya, Sadaat Sayed Mushtaq, Osaki Makoto, Toyoda Atsushi, Ogura Yoshitoshi, Hayashi Tetsuya, Takamatsu Daisuke
Abstract excerpt
Although Streptococcus suis has attracted public attention as a major swine and human pathogen, this bacterium has also been isolated from other animals, including ruminants. However, recent taxonomic studies revealed the existence of other species that were previously identified as S. suis, and some of these isolates were reclassified as the novel species Streptococcus ruminantium. In Japan, biochemically...
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