Haemophilus parasuis VtaA2 is involved in adhesion to extracellular proteins

Abstract Haemophilus parasuis is part of the microbiota of the upper respiratory tract in swine. However, virulent strains can cause a systemic disease known as Glässer’s disease. Several virulence factors have been described in H. parasuis including the virulence-associated trimeric autotransporter...

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Main Authors: Mar Costa-Hurtado, Laura Garcia-Rodriguez, Sergi Lopez-Serrano, Virginia Aragon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0687-2