Development of an unambiguous and discriminatory multilocus sequence typing scheme for the Streptococcus zooepidemicus group.

The zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is commonly found harmlessly colonizing the equine nasopharynx. Occasionally, strains can invade host tissues or cross species barriers, and S. zooepidemicus is associated with numerous different diseases in a variety o...

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Main Authors: Webb, K, Jolley, K, Mitchell, Z, Robinson, C, Newton, JR, Maiden, M, Waller, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008