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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
Abstract excerpt
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 parent strain 89-1591 and mutant M42 but not mutant M2 reacted with specific antiserum against capsular type 2. Both mutants...
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