Characterization of Streptococcus suis isolates from the diseased pigs in China between 2003 and 2007

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 196-201

  Wei, Zigong ^a   Li, Ran ^a   Zhang, Anding ^a   He, Hongkui ^a   Hua, Yafeng ^a   Xia, Jing ^a   Cai, Xuehui ^b   Chen, Huanchun ^a   Jin, Meilin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Genotype; Serotype; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; GENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

MUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 67349188374     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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