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Protection of pigs against challenge with virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains by a muramidase-released protein and extracellular factor vaccine [PDF]

, 2001
The efficacy of a muramidase-released protein (MRP) and extracellular factor (EF) vaccine in preventing infection and disease in pigs challenged either with a homologous or a heterologous Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strain (MRP EF ) was compared with ...
Smith, H.E., Stockhofe Zurwieden, N., Vecht, U., Wisselink, H.J.   +3 more
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Establishment of Streptococcus suis Biofilm Infection Model In Vivo and Comparative Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles between In Vivo and In Vitro Biofilms

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that continuously threatens animal husbandry and public health worldwide. Studies have shown that S. suis can cause persistent infection by forming biofilms. In this study, a model of S.
Li Yi, Qingying Fan, Haikun Wang, Haoran Fan, Jing Zuo, Yuxin Wang, Yang Wang   +6 more
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Streptococcus suisMeningitis, Hawaii

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
To the Editor: Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen and zoonotic agent responsible for septicemia and meningitis (1). S. suis is in emergence in some Asian countries. Indeed, this pathogen has been described as the most and second-most common cause of adult meningitis in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively (2,3). Moreover, during an outbreak in People’
Nahuel Fittipaldi, Tarquin Collis, Bryscen Prothero, Marcelo Gottschalk   +3 more
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In vitro and in vivo antibacterial effect of NZ2114 against Streptococcus suis type 2 infection in mice peritonitis models [PDF]

, 2017
NZ2114 is a promising candidate for therapeutic application owing to potent activity to gram-positive bacterium such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
Da Teng, Jian Jiao, Jianhua Wang, Na Yang, Ruoyu Mao, Xiao Wang, Xingjun Feng, Xiumin Wang, Ya Hao   +8 more
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Human Case of Streptococcus suis Disease, Ontario, Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
We report a case of Streptococcus suis human disease in Ontario, Canada, caused by a serotype 2 strain genotypically similar to those commonly isolated from pigs in North America. Initially, the isolate was misidentified as a viridans group Streptococcus.
Jeisa Gomez-Torres, Asim Nimir, James Cluett, Anita Aggarwal, Sameer Elsayed, Deirdre Soares, Sarah Teatero, Yan Chen, Marcelo Gottschalk, Nahuel Fittipaldi   +9 more
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Compositional analysis of the tonsil microbiota in relationship to Streptococcus suis disease in nursery pigs in Ontario

Animal Microbiome, 2022
Background The tonsil of the soft palate in pigs is the colonization site of both commensal and pathogenic microbial agents. Streptococcus suis infections are a significant economic problem in the swine industry. The development of S.
Maysa Niazy, Sarah Hill, Khurram Nadeem, Nicole Ricker, Abdolvahab Farzan   +4 more
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Streptococcus suis infection: Clinical manifestations

Medicinski pregled, 2005
Introduction Streptococcus suis is a bacterium causing a disease in pigs and rarely in humans. This zoonosis is mostly found as a sporadic disease in individuals that were in contact with the affected or infected pigs: farmers, veterinarians and workers engaged in fresh pork processing.
Julijana, Dragojlović, Branko, Milosević, Neda, Sasić, Mijomir, Pelemis, Milan, Sasić   +4 more
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How Streptococcus suis escapes antibiotic treatments

Veterinary Research, 2022
AbstractStreptococcus suisis a zoonotic agent that causes sepsis and meningitis in pigs and humans.S. suisinfections are responsible for large economic losses in pig production. The lack of effective vaccines to prevent the disease has promoted the extensive use of antibiotics worldwide.
Cristina Uruén, Carla García, Lorenzo Fraile, Jan Tommassen, Jesús Arenas   +4 more
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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Organic Acids and Their Derivatives on Several Species of Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria. [PDF]

, 2019
The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of several organic acids and their derivatives against Gram-positive (G+) and Gram-negative (G-) bacteria.
Atwill, Edward Robert, Kovanda, Lauren, Li, Xunde, Liu, Yanhong, Luo, Jia, Vaessen, Stefan, Wei, Xiaohong, Wu, Xixi, Zhang, Wen   +8 more
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Streptococcus suis meningitis can require a prolonged treatment course

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
We report a case of recrudescent Streptococcus suis meningitis requiring a prolonged treatment course. A few similar cases can be found in the burgeoning literature on what remains a relatively uncommon disease in humans, and these patients should be ...
Jean Dejace, Patrick Bagley, Emily Wood
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