Genetic and virulence characterization of Streptococcus suis type 2 isolates from swine in the provinces of Zhejiang and Henan, China

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 541-548

  Tang, Yulong ^a   Zhao, Huancan ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Li, Xiaoliang ^a   Fang, Weihuan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; GENOTYPE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

MUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855344486     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0077-2     Document Type: Article

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