title: Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Capsule In Vivo.
abstract: Many Streptococcus suis isolates from porcine endocarditis in slaughterhouses have lost their capsule and are considered avirulent. However, we retrieved capsule- and virulence-recovered S. suis after in vivo passages of a nonencapsulated strain in mice, suggesting that nonencapsulated S. suis are still potentially hazardous for persons in the swine industry.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.forename: Nattakan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meekhanon
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekizaki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D005810:Multigene Family; D009154:Mutation; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012692:Serial Passage; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors
keywords: Streptococcus suis; bacteria; bacterial capsule; mutation; occupational health; pigs; porcine endocarditis; swine; zoonoses; zoonosis