Streptococcus suis
EGFR transactivation contributes to neuroinflammation in Streptococcus suis meningitis
... Streptococcus suis is one of the most prevalent pathogens in swine herds; it can cause a wide variety of life- threatening infections or syndromes in pigs, including septicemia, meningitis, endocarditis, ...
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Characterization of the zinc metalloprotease of Streptococcus suis serotype 2
... Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen and zoonotic agent responsible for meningitis and septic ...S. suis pathogenesis remain poorly ...S. suis serotype 2 zinc metalloprotease (Zmp) regard‑ ...
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Identification of the Gene Encoding a 38-Kilodalton Immunogenic and Protective Antigen of Streptococcus suis
... a Streptococcus suis protein(s) that can serve as a vaccine candidate or a diagnostic reagent, we constructed and screened a gene library with a polyclonal antibody raised against the whole-cell protein of ...
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Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Encoding the Glutamate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2
... control Streptococcus suis infection and the lack of a rapid and reliable molecular diagnostic assay to detect its infection, a polyclonal antibody was raised against the whole-cell protein of ...S. ...
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Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis
... Streptococcus suis is a major porcine and zoonotic pathogen responsible for significant economic losses in the pig industry and an increasing number of human ...S. suis show marked genomic ...S. ...
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Characterization and determination of holin protein of Streptococcus suis bacteriophage SMP in heterologous host
... Background: Holins are a group of phage-encoded membrane proteins that control access of phage-encoded endolysins to the peptidoglycan, and thereby trigger the lysis process at a precise time point as the ‘lysis clock’. ...
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Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen streptococcus suis
... exopolysaccharide building blocks, for processing and for export. Analysis of the cluster suggests that it is involved in the synthesis of a rhamnose-glucose-like polysaccharide (RGP), and is similar to components of RGP ...
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Immunization with Recombinant Sao Protein Confers Protection against Streptococcus suis Infection
... a Streptococcus suis surface protein recently identified as a potential vaccine ...S. suis serotype 2 disease in mouse and pig vaccination ...S. suis strain 31533 resulted in a mortality rate ...
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Distribution of Environmentally Regulated Genes of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 among S suis Serotypes and Other Organisms
... of Streptococcus suis strain 10 among all 35 S. suis serotypes was determined by using hybridization with the amplified genes as ...S. suis serotype 1 and 2 strains with virulent phenotypes ...
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Detection of genomic heterogeneity in Streptococcus suis isolates by DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms of rRNA genes (ribotyping)
... of Streptococcus suis encompassing all known serotypes from a geographically varied collection were examined by PstI restriction fragment length polymorphisms and then hybridized with a ...
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Development of Rapid Serotype Specific PCR Assays for Eight Serotypes of Streptococcus suis
... Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen causing severe infections in pigs and ...S. suis have been identified using serum ...eight Streptococcus suis serotypes and develop ...
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Clonal analysis and virulence of Australian isolates of Streptococcus suis type 2
... Clonal analysis and virulence of Australian isolates of Streptococcus suis type 2C. HAMPSON*.[r] ...
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Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Streptococcus suis Clinical Isolates from Pigs in Spain by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis
... of Streptococcus suis isolates of various serotypes recovered from swine clinical samples in ...S. suis isolates, which is consistent with the broad distribution of S. suis in the swine ...S. ...
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In Utero Infection by Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Is Sufficient To Increase Susceptibility of Piglets to Challenge by Streptococcus suis Type II
... to Streptococcus suis challenge or control ...S. suis type ...PRRSV-S. suis dual-infection group died within 1 week after challenge with S. suis (10 of 11 in each of two ...S. ...
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Isolation and identification of Streptococcus suis from sick pigs in Bali, Indonesia
... Results: Streptococcus suis was confirmed in 8 of 30 cases. The final confirmation was made using PCR and sequenc- ing of the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and recombination/repair protein (recN) gene ...
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Virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and highly virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 1 can be recognized by a unique ribotype profile
... The ribotype profiles of 42 different Streptococcus suis strains were studied. These strains belonged to five serotypes and differed in their virulence for pigs as well as in the expression of the ...
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Impact of serotype and sequence type on the preferential aerosolization of Streptococcus suis
... Background: Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that causes pneumonia, septicemia and ...S. suis strains are classified into 35 serotypes based on the composition of their polysaccharide ...S. ...
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Genotypic diversity of Streptococcus suis and the S. suis-like bacterium Streptococcus ruminantium in ruminants
... Although Streptococcus suis has attracted public attention as a major swine and human pathogen, this bacterium has also been isolated from other animals, including ...S. suis, and some of these ...
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Efficacy of Antimicrobial Treatments and Vaccination Regimens for Control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Streptococcus suis Coinfection of Nursery Pigs
... and Streptococcus suis infections are common (10, 14, 16) and can be especially prob- lematic to control with conventional medication and vaccina- tion regimens (1, ...S. suis coinfection have ...
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Characterization of six new capsular types (23 through 28) of Streptococcus suis
... When untypeable field isolates were tested with antisera raised against the six new capsular types, capsular type 23 appeared to be the most prevalent, representing more than 50% of all [r] ...
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