A single amino acid polymorphism in the glycosyltransferase CpsK defines four Streptococcus suis serotypes

Abstract The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is the major virulence factor of the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. CPS differences are also the basis for serological differentiation of the species into 29 serotypes. Serotypes 2 and 1/2, which possess identical gene content in their cps l...

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Principais autores:	David Roy, Taryn B. T. Athey, Jean-Philippe Auger, Guillaume Goyette-Desjardins, Marie-Rose Van Calsteren, Daisuke Takamatsu, Masatoshi Okura, Sarah Teatero, Martín Alcorlo, Juan A. Hermoso, Mariela Segura, Marcelo Gottschalk, Nahuel Fittipaldi
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Serier:	Scientific Reports
Online adgang:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04403-3
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