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Role of Metabolic Adaptation of Streptococcus suis to Host Niches in Bacterial Fitness and Virulence
31 Mar 2023
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis, both a common colonizer of the porcine upper respiratory tract and an invasive pig pathogen, successfully adapts to different host environments encountered during infection. Whereas the initial infection mainly occurs via the respiratory tract, in a second step, the pathogen can breach the epithelial barrier and disseminate within the whole body. Thereby, the pathogen reaches other organs such...
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