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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
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

Similar Items

Similar Items