Virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and highly virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 1 can be recognized by a unique ribotype profile

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1049-1053

  Smith, Hilde E ^a   Rijnsburger, Martine ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, Norbert ^a   Wisselink, Henk J ^a   Vecht, Uri ^a   Smits, Mari A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 0030936840     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1049-1053.1997     Document Type: Article

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