Exacerbated Type II Interferon Response Drives Hypervirulence and Toxic Shock by an Emergent Epidemic Strain of Streptococcus suis

Streptococcus suis, a major porcine pathogen, can be transmitted to humans and cause severe symptoms. A large human outbreak associated with an unusual streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSLS) was described in China. Albeit an early burst of proinflammatory cytokines following Chinese S. suis...

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Main Authors: Lachance, Claude, Gottschalk, Marcelo, Gerber, Pehuén P., Lemire, Paul, Xu, Jianguo, Segura, Mariela
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3676015/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23509145
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01317-12
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