Clonal distribution of an atypical MRP+, EF* and suilysin+ phenotype of virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains in Brazil

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-55

  Martinez, G ^a   Pestana de Castro, A F ^b   Ribeiro Pagnani, K Jordão ^c   Nakazato, G ^c   Dias da Silveira, W ^c   Gottschalk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; EXTRACELLULAR FACTOR; MURAMIDASE RELEASED PROTEIN; SUILYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRAZIL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

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

EID: 0037258105     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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