Amoeba host model for evaluation of Streptococcus suis virulence |
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| Authors: | Bonifait Laetitia Charette Steve J Filion Geneviève Gottschalk Marcelo Grenier Daniel |
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| Affiliation: | Groupe de Recherche en écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | 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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