Streptococcus suis, an important pig pathogen and emerging zoonotic agent—an update on the worldwide distribution based on serotyping and sequence typing

G Goyette-Desjardins, JP Auger, J Xu… - Emerging microbes & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Streptococcus suis is an important pathogen causing economic problems in the pig industry.
Moreover, it is a zoonotic agent causing severe infections to people in close contact with …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus suis Research: Progress and Challenges

M Segura - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus suis is considered among the top bacterial pathogens leading to important
economic losses to the swine industry, with the incidence of disease increasing as the …

Development of a two-step multiplex PCR assay for typing of capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters of Streptococcus suis

M Okura, C Lachance, M Osaki, T Sekizaki… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
We developed a practical and easy two-step multiplex PCR assay to aid in serotyping of
Streptococcus suis. The assay accurately typed almost all of the serotype reference strains …

Genetic analysis of capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters from all serotypes of Streptococcus suis: potential mechanisms for generation of capsular …

M Okura, D Takamatsu, F Maruyama… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus suis strains are classified into 35 serotypes on the basis of the antigenicity of
their capsular polysaccharides (CPs). CP synthesis genes are known to be clustered on the …

[HTML][HTML] Determining Streptococcus suis serotype from short-read whole-genome sequencing data

TBT Athey, S Teatero, S Lacouture, D Takamatsu… - BMC microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Background Streptococcus suis is divided into 29 serotypes based on a serological reaction
against the capsular polysaccharide (CPS). Multiplex PCR tests targeting the cps locus are …

[HTML][HTML] Capsular polysaccharide switching in Streptococcus suis modulates host cell interactions and virulence

M Okura, JP Auger, T Shibahara… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of Streptococcus suis defines various serotypes based
on its composition and structure. Though serotype switching has been suggested to occur …

Capsular sialic acid of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 binds to swine influenza virus and enhances bacterial interactions with virus-infected tracheal epithelial cells

Y Wang, CA Gagnon, C Savard, N Music… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an important swine bacterial pathogen, and it is also an
emerging zoonotic agent. It is unknown how S. suis virulent strains, which are usually found …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus suis: An Underestimated Emerging Pathogen in Hungary?

M Gajdács, A Németh, M Knausz, I Barrak, A Stájer… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen, demonstrated as an
etiological agent in human infections in increasing frequency, including diseases like …

Development of a mismatch amplification mutation assay to correctly serotype isolates of Streptococcus suis serotypes 1, 2, 1/2, and 14

S Lacouture, M Okura, D Takamatsu… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Streptococcus suis is one of the most important bacterial swine pathogens worldwide and is
an emerging pathogen in humans. There are 29 serotypes, and serotyping, which is based …