Article
Production of virulence-related proteins by Canadian strains of Streptococcus suis capsular type 2.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Jan 1998
Gottschalk M, Lebrun A, Wisselink H, Dubreuil J D, Smith H, Vecht U
Abstract excerpt
The production of muramidase-released protein (MRP), extracellular protein factor (EF) and hemolysin (suilysin) by 101 Canadian field strains of Streptococcus suis capsular type 2 is described. Most strains (72%) isolated from diseased pigs were MRP-EF- and only 1 strain was MRP+EF+. This strain...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Canada
- Cattle
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Humans
- Organic Chemicals
- Phenotype
- Serotyping
- Streptococcus suis
- Swine
- Virulence
