Critical Streptococcus suis virulence factors: are they all really critical?

M Segura, N Fittipaldi, C Calzas, M Gottschalk - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
Streptococcus suis is an important swine pathogen that can be transmitted to humans by
contact with diseased animals or contaminated raw pork products. This pathogen possesses …

Virulence Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of the Infection Caused by the Swine Pathogen and Zoonotic Agent Streptococcus Suis

N Fittipaldi, M Segura, D Grenier… - Future microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Zebrafish: model for the study of inflammation and the innate immune response to infectious diseases

B Novoa, A Figueras - Current topics in innate immunity II, 2012 - Springer
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been extensively used in biomedical research as a model to
study vertebrate development and hematopoiesis and recently, it has been adopted into …

Host-pathogen interactions made transparent with the zebrafish model

AH Meijer, HP Spaink - Current drug targets, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The zebrafish holds much promise as a high-throughput drug screening model for immune-
related diseases, including inflammatory and infectious diseases and cancer. This is due to …

The complement system in teleost fish: progress of post-homolog-hunting researches

M Nakao, M Tsujikura, S Ichiki, TK Vo… - Developmental & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Studies on the complement system of bony fish are now finishing a stage of homologue-
hunting identification of the components, unveiling existence of almost all the orthologues of …

Pathogen recognition and activation of the innate immune response in zebrafish

M van der Vaart, HP Spaink… - Advances in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The zebrafish has proven itself as an excellent model to study vertebrate innate immunity. It
presents us with possibilities for in vivo imaging of host‐pathogen interactions which are …

Neutrophils in host defense: new insights from zebrafish

EA Harvie, A Huttenlocher - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Neutrophils are highly motile phagocytic cells that play a critical role in the immune
response to infection. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are increasingly used to study neutrophil …

PAMPs, PRRs and the genomics of gram negative bacterial recognition in fish

S Boltaña, N Roher, FW Goetz… - Developmental & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanisms that underpin pathogen recognition and subsequent
orchestration of the immune response in fish is an area of significant importance for both …

Functional analysis of luxS in Streptococcus suis reveals a key role in biofilm formation and virulence

Y Wang, W Zhang, Z Wu, X Zhu, C Lu - Veterinary microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Streptococcus suis (SS) is an important pathogen of pigs, responsible for diverse diseases
in swine and human. LuxS has been reported to play critical roles in both regulating various …

Comprehensive identification and profiling of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) microRNAs response to Streptococcus agalactiae infection through high-throughput …

B Wang, Z Gan, S Cai, Z Wang, D Yu, Z Lin, Y Lu… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2016 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs are a kind of small non-coding RNAs that participate in various biological
processes. Deregulated microRNA expression is associated with several types of diseases …