Inactivation of the htpsA gene affects capsule development and pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) is an important swine pathogen and also an emerging zoonotic agent. HtpsA has been reported as an immunogenic cell surface protein on the bacterium. In the present study, we constructed an isogenic mutant strain of htpsA, namely ΔhtpsA, to study its role in...

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Main Authors: Hua Ni, Min Li, Qiaoqiao Wang, Jing Wang, Xumiao Liu, Feng Zheng, Dan Hu, Xu Yu, Yifang Han, Qi Zhang, Tingting Zhou, Yiwen Wang, Chunhui Wang, Jimin Gao, Zhu-Qing Shao, Xiuzhen Pan
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2020.1792080

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