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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Streptococcus equi"”.
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Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in New Zealand horses
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is an opportunistic commensal bacterium of the horse mucosa causing disease in susceptible populations. This research sets out to enhance the understanding of S. zooepidemicus infections within the New Zealand horse population through …
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Mouse Protection Assay For Measurement of Antibody and M Protein Antigen of Streptococcus Equi
… to measure serum antibody induced by S. equi in horses. This assay was used to measure naturally acquired S. equi antibody, antibody induced by experimental challenge with virulent S. equi, and antibody stimulated by vaccination with S. equi. M protein preparations. This passive mouse …
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Comparative and Functional Genomic Analysis of <i>Streptococcus Equi</i> and <i>Streptococcus Zooepidemicus</i> : Identifying Novel Vaccine Targets
Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (<i>S. equi</i>) is a host-restricted pathogen of horses and the aetiological agent of strangles. Available evidence suggests that <i>S. equi</i> evolved from <i>Streptococcus equi</i> subspecies <i>zooepidemicus</i> (<i>S. zooepidemicus</i>), a versatile …
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Barcoded Transposon Directed Insertion-site Sequencing (TraDIS); a tool to improve our understanding of the functional genomics of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi
Strangles, caused by Streptococcus equi (S. equi) remains the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses and is a cause of significant welfare and economic cost. Vaccine research has been limited by the time taken to make mutations in individual genes to determine their role in the …
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Mobile platform based point-of-care diagnostics
… human infectious diseases, but it diagnoses equine pathogens such as Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, Streptococcus Equi, and equine herpesviruses. Three different medications—paracetamol, nevirapine, and amodiaquine—are tested, and the counterfeit is distinguished from the genuine in chemical …
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Investigations Into a Rationally Designed Modified Live Vaccine for Equine Strangles
Equine strangles is an ancient disease of horses that continues to be a major problem in the modern era. Strangles has many properties of a disease that could be controlled or even eradicated. The agent of strangles Streptococcus equi ssp. equi has a very narrow host range, infecting Equidae almost …
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Studies of a Novel Phage Lytic Enzyme, PlySs2
<p>Streptococcus suis infects pigs worldwide and may be zoonotically transmitted to humans with a mortality rate of up to 20%. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci – GrAS) cause potentially fatal human diseases. These are just three of …
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Investigation of a novel iron-uptake system and other genomic features in mecC Staphylococcus aureus
… in many biochemical reactions and S. aureus requires iron for colonisation and subsequent pathogenesis. The success of S. aureus is partly attributed to its ability to exploit the host iron pool. It does this through multiple iron uptake mechanisms, including at least two high-affinity iron …
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The Chondroid Conundrum: Transpharyngeal Removal of Guttural Pouch Chondroids in Horses
Strangles is an extremely infectious disease of horses that has negative financial and health consequences. After infection, some horses form balls of concrete-like pus in a structure in an air-filled sac of the ear canal called guttural pouches (GPs). These concretions, called chondroids, allow …