Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen responsible for important economic losses to
the swine industry worldwide. It is also an emerging zoonotic agent of meningitis and …

We have divided this review into two major sections. In one, we have attempted to present
an overview of our current understanding of prokaryotic insertion sequences (IS), their …

The ampicillin‐resistance transposon Tn3is the archetype (“Tn3” being synonymous with
“Tn1” or “Tn2”;(1)) of a large and widespread family of transposons with representatives in …

Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic agent of septicemia and meningitis. Knowledge
on host immune responses toward S. suis and strategies used by this pathogen for …

Streptococcus suis is an encapsulated bacterium causing severe diseases in swine. Here,
we compared the protective properties of the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of different S …

Multilocus sequence typing previously identified three predominant sequence types (STs) of
Streptococcus suis serotype 2: ST1 strains predominate in Eurasia while North American …

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an important porcine pathogen and zoonotic agent causing
sudden death, septic shock and meningitis, with exacerbated inflammation being a hallmark …

Background Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen and zoonotic agent that mainly
causes septicemia, meningitis, and endocarditis. It has recently been suggested that …

Streptococcus suis, particularly serotype 2, is a pathogen of both pigs and humans
associated with a wide range of diseases, including meningitis, septicaemia and …

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an extracellular encapsulated bacterium that causes severe
septicemia and meningitis in swine and humans. Albeit crucial in the fight against …