Properties of a Streptococcus suis isolate of serotype 2 and two capsular mutants.

doi:10.1016/0378-1135(95)00036-a

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Properties of a Streptococcus suis isolate of serotype 2 and two capsular mutants.

Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jul 1995

Salasia S I, Lämmler C, Herrmann G

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Encapsulation is thought to be a critical virulence factor of Streptococcus suis. In the present study two capsular type 2 mutants of S. suis (M42 and M2) and their S. suis parent strain (89-1591) were further characterized. All three cultures reacted with group D specific antiserum whereas paren...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacterial Capsules
Epithelial Cells
HeLa Cells
Humans
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Macrophages, Alveolar
Mutation
Phagocytosis
Rabbits
Species Specificity
Streptococcus suis

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