Role of the Streptococcus suis serotype 2 capsular polysaccharide in the interactions with dendritic cells is strain-dependent but remains critical for virulence

Jean-Philippe Auger; Dominic Dolbec; David Roy; Mariela Segura; Marcelo Gottschalk

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200453

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Role of the Streptococcus suis serotype 2 capsular polysaccharide in the interactions with dendritic cells is strain-dependent but remains critical for virulence

Jean-Philippe Auger,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) and Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Dominic Dolbec,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) and Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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David Roy,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) and Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Mariela Segura,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) and Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Marcelo Gottschalk

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: marcelo.gottschalk@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP) and Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-2212

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Role of the Streptococcus suis serotype 2 capsular polysaccharide in the interactions with dendritic cells is strain-dependent but remains critical for virulence

Jean-Philippe Auger,
Dominic Dolbec,
David Roy,
Mariela Segura,
Marcelo Gottschalk

Published: July 12, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200453

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