Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

Background Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that infects pigs and can occasionally cause serious infections in humans. S. suis infections occur sporadically in human Europe and North America, but a recent major outbreak has been described in China with high levels of mortality. The mechanis...

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Main Authors:	Holden, M, Hauser, H, Sanders, M, Ngo, T, Cherevach, I, Cronin, A, Goodhead, I, Mungall, K, Quail, M, Price, C, Rabbinowitsch, E, Sharp, S, Croucher, N, Chieu, T, Mai, N, Diep, T, Chinh, N, Kehoe, M, Leigh, J, Ward, P, Dowson, C, Whatmore, A, Chanter, N, Iversen, P, Gottschalk, M, Slater, J, Smith, H, Spratt, BG, Xu, J, Ye, C, Bentley, S, Barrell, BG, Schultsz, C, Maskell, D, Parkhill, J
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2009

Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

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