Infections caused by Streptococcus suis are considered a global and an economical
problem in the swine industry. Moreover, S. suis is an agent of zoonosis that afflicts people …

The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria is a major challenge to
treating many infectious diseases. The spread of these genes is driven by the strong …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen that can survive to stress conditions,
such as the acidic environment of inflammatory foci, and tolerates lethal pH through a …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen responsible for severe complications in
patients with prior influenza A virus (IAV) infection. We have previously demonstrated that S …

Infections caused by Streptococcus suis are an important economic problem in the swine
industry. Moreover, S. suis (especially serotype 2) is an agent of zoonosis that has the …

Optochin (Opt) susceptibility is used largely for the identification of Streptococcus
pneumoniae in diagnostic laboratories. Opt-resistant (Optr) S. pneumoniae isolates have …

Objectives The aim of this work was to study the effect of subinhibitory concentrations of
penicillin, chloramphenicol and erythromycin on the mutation rate of Streptococcus …

Optochin susceptibility testing is a major assay used for presumptive identification of
Streptococcus pneumoniae. Still, atypical optochin-resistant (Optr) pneumococci have been …

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the nasopharynx of children and the elderly but also
kills millions worldwide yearly. The secondary bile acid metabolite deoxycholic acid (DoC) …

The optochin susceptibility test is a key method for differentiating Streptococcus pneumoniae
from other α-hemolytic streptococci; however, optochin-resistant (Optr) S. pneumoniae have …