Two pyrogenic mitogens, SePE-H and SePE-I, were characterized in Streptococcus equi,
the cause of equine strangles. SePE-H and SePE-I have molecular masses of 27.5 and 29.5 …

The acquisition of superantigen-encoding genes by Streptococcus pyogenes has been
associated with increased morbidity and mortality in humans, and the gain of four …

Improved understanding of the epidemiology of Streptococcus equi transmission requires
sensitive and portable subtyping methods that can rationally discriminate between strains. S …

Streptococci pathogenic for the horse include S. equi (S. equi subsp. equi), S.
zooepidemicus (S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus), S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and S …

Streptococcus equi is the causative agent of strangles, the most frequently diagnosed
infectious disease of horses worldwide. The disease is characterized by abscessation and …

Two novel streptococcal superantigen genes (speLSe and speMSe) were identified from the
Streptococcus equi genome database at the Sanger Center. Genotyping of 8 S. equi isolates …

Bacterial superantigens are one of the major virulence factors produced by Streptococcus
pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. The two novel superantigen encoding genes seeM …

In the present study 41 mucoid growing Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus strains
(37 strains isolated from healthy two from diseased pigs, two strains isolated from healthy …

The closely related streptococcal species Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus and S.
equi subsp. equi were identified by polymerase chain reaction using oligonucleotide primers …

Streptococcus equi (Streptococcus equi subsp. equi), a Lancefield group C streptococcus,
causes strangles, a highly contagious purulent lymphadenitis and pharyngitis of members of …