Differences in the Population Structure of Invasive Streptococcus suis Strains Isolated from Pigs and from Humans in the Netherlands

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is the main cause of zoonotic S. suis infection despite the fact that other serotypes are frequently isolated from diseased pigs. Studies comparing concurrent invasive human and pig isolates from a single geographical location are lacking. We compared the population st...

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Main Authors: Schultsz, Constance, Jansen, Ewout, Keijzers, Wendy, Rothkamp, Anja, Duim, Birgitta, Wagenaar, Jaap A., van der Ende, Arie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341392/