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<i>Streptococcus suis</i>and group B<i>Streptococcus</i>differ in their interactions with murine macrophages
1 Jul 1998
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Streptococcus suis type 2 and group B Streptococcus type III (GBS) are important encapsulated bacterial species causing meningitis. In the present study we compared quantitatively the uptake and intracellular survival of S. suis type 2 and GBS type III with murine macrophages in non-opsonic conditions. The role of the capsule of both pathogens was also studied using previously obtained unencapsulated isogenic...
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