Identification of Streptococcus porcinus from human sources.

doi:10.1128/jcm.33.2.385-388.1995

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Identification of Streptococcus porcinus from human sources.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 1995

Facklam R, Elliott J, Pigott N, Franklin A R

Abstract excerpt

Streptococcus porcinus is normally associated with infections in swine. Cultures of this streptococcal species are rarely reported from human infections. In the past 10 years, we have identified 13 cultures of S. porcinus from human sources from persons living in the United States and Canada. Sev...

Topics

Animals
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases
Humans
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Serotyping
Species Specificity
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus
Swine
Swine Diseases

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