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MICROBES AND INFECTION
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 501-510Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01565-4
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Streptococcus equi; group C streptococcus; strangles; virulence factors
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Streptococcus equi is the aetiological agent of strangles, one of the most prevalent diseases of the horse. The animal suffering and economic burden associated with this disease necessitate effective treatment. Current antibiotic therapy is often ineffective and thus recent attention has focused on vaccine development. A systematic understanding of S. equi virulence, leading to the identification of targets to which protective immunity can be directed, is a prerequisite of the development of such a vaccine. Here, the virulence factors of S. equi are reviewed. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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