Development of multiplex PCR assays for the identification of the 33 serotypes of Streptococcus suis.

Streptococcussuis is an important zoonotic agent causing severe diseases in pigs and humans. To date, 33 serotypes of S. suis have been identified based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharide. The capsular polysaccharide synthesis (cps) locus encodes proteins/enzymes that are respon...

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Main Authors: Zhijie Liu, Han Zheng, Marcelo Gottschalk, Xuemei Bai, Ruiting Lan, Shaobo Ji, Haican Liu, Jianguo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3739753?pdf=render