Virulence of Streptococcus suis type 2 for mice and pigs appeared host- specific

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Vecht, Uri ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, Norbert ^a   Tetenburg, Bert J ^a   Wisselink, Henk J ^a   Smith, Hilde E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Mouse; Pig, bacteria; Polyarthritis; Streptococcus suis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GERM-FREE LIFE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MORBIDITY; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031460733     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00131-4     Document Type: Article

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