Two Spx regulators modulate stress tolerance and virulence in Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

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Published in PLoS One on September 29, 2014

Authors

Chengkun Zheng1, Jiali Xu1, Jinquan Li2, Luohong Hu3, Jiandong Xia3, Jingyan Fan3, Weina Guo3, Huanchun Chen1, Weicheng Bei1

Author Affiliations

1: State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
2: College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
3: State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

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