title: Purification and characterization of the subtilisin-like protease of Streptococcus suis that contributes to its virulence.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonifait
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frenette
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013381:Subtilisins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C082314:SspA protein, bacteria; D013381:Subtilisins