Selection of virulence-associated determinants of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 by in vivo complementation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1961-1966

  Smith, H E ^a   Buijs, H ^a   Wisselink, H J ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, N ^a   Smits, M A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOMIC LIBRARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035115651     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1961-1966.2001     Document Type: Article

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