Production of Muraminidase-Released Protein (MRP), Extracellular Factor (EF) and Suilysin by field isolates of Streptococcus suis capsular types 2, 1/2, 9, 7 and 3 isolated from swine in France

Veterinary Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 473-479

  Berthelot Hérault, Florence ^a   Morvan, Hervé ^b   Kéribin, Anne Marie ^b   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^c   Kobisch, Marylène ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b Lab de Devmt et d'Analyses   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsular type; Streptococcus suis; Swine; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPF PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; HEMOLYSIN; MRP PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SUILYSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRANCE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRANCE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0040162342     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2000133     Document Type: Article

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