Amoeba Host Model for Evaluation of Streptococcus suis Virulence
2011
Bonifait, Laetitia | Charette, Steve J. | Filion, Geneviève | Gottschalk, Marcelo | Grenier, Daniel
The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen worldwide that causes meningitis, septicemia, and endocarditis. In this study, we demonstrate that the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum can be a relevant alternative system to study the virulence of S. suis.
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