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A Zebrafish Larval Model to Assess Virulence of Porcine Streptococcus suis Strains

Streptococcus suis is an encapsulated Gram-positive bacterium, and the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in young pigs resulting in considerable economic losses in the porcine industry. It is also considered an emerging zoonotic agent. In the environment, both avirulent and virulent strains occ...

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Autores principales: Zaccaria, Edoardo, Cao, Rui, Wells, Jerry M., van Baarlen, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4801416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26999052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151623