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Open AccessHyaluronate lyase activity of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and modulatory effects of hyaluronic acid on the bacterium’s virulence properties
Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is a major swine pathogen and zoonotic agent worldwide causing mainly meningitis and septicemia. Hyaluronate lyases are enzymes that degrade hyaluronic ac...
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Open AccessCandidate proteomic biomarkers for three genogroups of the swine pathogen Streptococcus suis serotype 2
Streptococcus suis, more specifically serotype 2, is a major swine pathogen and an emerging zoonotic agent that causes severe infections such as meningitis, endocarditis, and septicemia. In thi...
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Open AccessCharacterization of DNase activity and gene in Streptococcus suis and evidence for a role as virulence factor
The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an important swine pathogen and emerging zoonotic agent. Multilocus sequence ty** allowed dividing S. suis serotype 2 into sequence types (STs). The ...
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Open AccessThe SspA subtilisin-like protease of Streptococcus suis triggers a pro-inflammatory response in macrophages through a non-proteolytic mechanism
Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen worldwide that causes meningitis, septicemia, arthritis, and endocarditis. Using animal models, a surface-associated subtilisin-like protease (SspA) has recently been ...
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Open AccessThe cell envelope subtilisin-like proteinase is a virulence determinant for Streptococcus suis
Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen and zoonotic agent that mainly causes septicemia, meningitis, and endocarditis. It has recently been suggested that proteinases produced by S. suis (serotype 2) are po...
