The two-component regulatory system CiaRH contributes to the virulence of Streptococcus suis 2

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-104

  Li, Jinquan ^a   Tan, Chen ^a   Zhou, Yang ^a   Fu, Shulin ^a   Hu, Linlin ^a   Hu, Jin ^a   Chen, Huanchun ^a   Bei, Weicheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CiaRH; Streptococcus suis serotype 2; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CIARH GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PLASMA CLEARANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS 2; TYPE STRAIN; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79551680752     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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