SalK/SalR, a two-component signal transduction system, is essential for full virulence of highly invasive Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2, SS2) has evolved into a highly infectious entity, which caused the two recent large-scale outbreaks of human SS2 epidemic in China, and is characterized by a toxic shock-like syndrome. However, the molecular pathogenesis of this new emerging path...

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Main Authors: Ming Li, Changjun Wang, Youjun Feng, Xiuzhen Pan, Gong Cheng, Jing Wang, Junchao Ge, Feng Zheng, Min Cao, Yaqing Dong, Di Liu, Jufang Wang, Ying Lin, Hongli Du, George F Gao, Xiaoning Wang, Fuquan Hu, Jiaqi Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2358977?pdf=render