A glimpse of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from comparative genomics of S. suis 2 Chinese isolates.
<h4>Background</h4>Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen, causing more than 200 cases of severe human infection worldwide, with the hallmarks of meningitis, septicemia, arthritis, etc. Very recently, SS2 has been recognized as an etiological agent for stre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-03-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000315 |