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IgM cleavage by <i>Streptococcus suis</i> reduces IgM bound to the bacterial surface and is a novel complement evasion mechanism

Viktoria Rungelrath, Christine Weiße, Nicole Schütze, Uwe Müller, Marita Meurer, Manfred Rohde, Jana Seele, Peter Valentin‐Weigand, Michael Kirschfink, Andreas Beineke,

Virulence · 2018 · 42 citations · 39 references

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as a cysteine protease and emphasizes the role of IgM cleavage for bacterial survival in porcine blood and complement evasion though IgM cleavage is not crucial for the pathogenesis of serotype 2 meningitis.

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Identification and Characterization of the<i>cps</i>Locus of<i>Streptococcus suis</i>Serotype 2: the Capsule Protects against Phagocytosis and Is an Important Virulence Factor

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The classical pathway is the dominant complement pathway required for innate immunity to <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> infection in mice

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Thermosensitive Suicide Vectors for Gene Replacement in Streptococcus suis

Daisuke Takamatsu, Makoto Osaki, Tsutomu Sekizaki · Plasmid · 2001 · 355 citations

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