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Identification and characterization of the cps locus of Streptococcus suis serotype 2: the capsule protects against phagocytosis and is an important virulence factor

Smith et al., 1999

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14077734970457040855
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Smith H
Damman M
Van Der Velde J
Wagenaar F
Wisselink H
Stockhofe-Zurwieden N
Smits M
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Infection and immunity

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To study the role of the capsule of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 in virulence, we generated two isogenic mutants disturbed in capsule production. For that purpose, we first cloned and characterized a major part of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis (cps) locus of S. suis …
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