Muramidase-released protein of Streptococcus suis: New insight into its impact on virulence

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Editorial

Christian Schwerk. Virulence. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 3;8(7):1078-1080.

doi: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1325985. Epub 2017 May 3.

¹ a Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty Mannheim , Heidelberg University , Mannheim , Germany.

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Keywords: MRP; Streptococcus suis; meningitis; virulence factor; zoonotic pathogen.

Comment on

The non-conserved region of MRP is involved in the virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2.
Li Q, Fu Y, Ma C, He Y, Yu Y, Du D, Yao H, Lu C, Zhang W. Li Q, et al. Virulence. 2017 Oct 3;8(7):1274-1289. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1313373. Epub 2017 Mar 31. Virulence. 2017. PMID: 28362221 Free PMC article.

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