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SUBMITTER: Ferrando ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3958366 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ferrando M Laura ML van Baarlen Peter P Orrù Germano G Piga Rosaria R Bongers Roger S RS Wels Michiel M De Greeff Astrid A Smith Hilde E HE Wells Jerry M JM
PloS one 20140318 3
Streptococcus suis is a major bacterial pathogen of young pigs causing worldwide economic problems for the pig industry. S. suis is also an emerging pathogen of humans. Colonization of porcine oropharynx by S. suis is considered to be a high risk factor for invasive disease. In the oropharyngeal cavity, where glucose is rapidly absorbed but dietary α-glucans persist, there is a profound effect of carbohydrate availability on the expression of virulence genes. Nineteen predicted or confirmed S. s ...[more]