Genomic comparisons of Streptococcus suis serotype 9 strains recovered from diseased pigs in Spain and Canada

Abstract Streptococcus suis is one of the most important bacterial pathogens in the porcine industry and also a zoonotic agent. Serotype 9 is becoming one of the most prevalent serotypes within the S. suis population in certain European countries. In the present study, serotype 9 strains isolated fr...

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Main Authors: Han Zheng, Pengchen Du, Xiaotong Qiu, Anusak Kerdsin, David Roy, Xuemei Bai, Jianguo Xu, Ana I. Vela, Marcelo Gottschalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-017-0498-2