The VraSR regulatory system contributes to virulence in Streptococcus suis via resistance to innate immune defenses

Streptococcus suis is a highly invasive pathogen that can cause sepsis and meningitis in pigs and humans. However, we have limited understanding of the mechanisms S. suis uses to evade innate immunity. To investigate the involvement of the two-component signal transduction system of S. suis in host...

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Main Authors: Peixi Chang, Weitian Li, Guolin Shi, Huan Li, Xiaoqing Yang, Zechen Xia, Yuan Ren, Zhiwei Li, Huanchun Chen, Weicheng Bei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-12-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2018.1428519