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streptococcus suis type ii-associated diseases in swine: observations of a one-year study.	streptococcus suis type ii was isolated from 170 pigs submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in ontario, canada, over a 1-year period. the most common disease condition with which the organism was identified was suppurative bronchopneumonia, usually secondary to enzootic pneumonia of pigs. the organism was also isolated in cases of pleuropneumonia, valvular endocarditis, arthritis, and vaginitis as well as from aborted fetuses. a condition characterized by neonatal disease and rapid dea ...	1982	7141961
the isolation of streptococcus suis type ii from a pig with meningitis.		1981	7325915
group r streptococcal meningitis (streptococcus suis type ii): a new industrial disease?		1981	6780111
permanent perceptive deafness due to streptococcus suis type ii infection.	we report a case of meningitis and perceptive deafness caused by streptococcus suis type ii (group r beta-haemolytic streptococcus). the illness is known to be an occupational hazard of pigmeat handlers and our patient worked in a pet food factory processing pig meat. his hearing loss was very severe and showed no improvement despite adequate antibiotic treatment. the organism that was isolated is the first to show penicillin resistance. the implications of this for antibiotic treatment are disc ...	1980	7391667
the carrier site and carrier rate of streptococcus suis type ii in pigs.		1980	7434543
streptococcal infection in young pigs. v. an immunogenic polysaccharide from streptococcus suis type 2 with particular reference to vaccination against streptococcal meningitis in pigs.	of 17 pigs vaccinated with streptococcus suis type-2 capsular polysaccharide plus freund's incomplete adjuvant, all developed opsonizing antibody against str. suis type 2. of 14 pigs vaccinated with type-2 polysaccharide alone, 4 (possibly 6) developed opsonizing antibody. it is possible that some pigs vaccinated with polysaccharide plus freund's incomplete adjuvant developed opsonizing antibody in response to a 'booster' injection of polysaccharide alone. of 21 unvaccinated control pigs, late b ...	1980	7451960
streptococcus suis type 2 infection in pigs.		1978	644801
streptococcus suis type ii (group r) as a cause of endophthalmitis.	a case is reported of a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis, meningitis, sensorineural deafness, labyrinthitis, and septicaemia due to streptococcus suis type ii (group r). the organism is known to produce epidemic meningitis, septicaemia, and purulent arthritis in piglets, but human infection is rare, and no other case reports of ocular infection are known. the organism was sensitive to penicillin at a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.03 mg/1.	1978	309340
the type-specific polysaccharides of streptococcus suis.	streptococcus suis types 1 and 2 were subjected to digestion with lysozyme. serologically type-specific capsular polysaccharides were isolated from the lysates by ethanol precipitation followed by sepharose 6b chromatography. the purified type 1 polysaccharide has a kd value of 0.074 on a sepharose 4b column and contains galactose, glucose, n-acetyl glucosamine, n-acetyl galactosamine, and sialic acid in a molar ratio of 2.42:1.00:1.00:1.13:1.39. the type 2 polysaccharide has a kd value of 0.185 ...	1978	363973
meningitis in pigs caused by streptococcus suis type ii.		1977	595268
teichoic acids of group d streptococci with special reference to strains from pig meningitis (streptococcus suis).	immunoelectrophoresis revealed in phenol extracts from s. faecalis and s. faecium a mixture of free and lipid-bound teichoic acids, both reactive with group d antisera. in phenol extracts from s. suis only lipid-bound teichoic acid, also reactive with group d antiserum, was seen. this difference probably accounts for the low yield of group d antigen from s. suis as compared with s. faecalis and s. faecium when heating at ph 2 is used for extraction. when phenol is used good yields are obtained f ...	1977	45589
meningitis and endophthalmitis caused by streptococcus suis type ii (group r).		1977	301419
streptococcal infection in young pigs. iv. an outbreak of streptococcal meningitis in weaned pigs.	twenty-eight pigs died in an outbreak of streptococcal meningitis in an east anglian herd. most were 10-14 weeks old. the outbreak lasted from january to april and was finally controlled by antibiotic therapy. a similar number of losses had occurred in the previous year though no diagnosis had then been made. the causal agent appeared to be a haemolytic streptococcus belonging to group d and provisionally designated streptococcus suis type 2. it is probably identical with de moor's group r strep ...	1975	807620
streptococcal infection in piglets: the palatine tonsils as portals of entry for streptococcus suis.		1973	4792015
streptococcic lymphadenitis of swine: an immune carrier of streptococcus suis.		1971	5115539
exposure of feral swine (sus scrofa) in the united states to selected pathogens.	feral swine (sus scrofa) are widely distributed in the united states. in 2011 and 2012, serum samples and tonsils were recovered from 162 and 37 feral swine, respectively, in the us to evaluate exposure to important swine endemic pathogens. antibodies against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) and porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) were found in 2.5% and 25.3% of tested sera, respectively. positive serological reactions against mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and actinobacillus p ...	0	25673913