Table 3 Recovery of inoculated strains from infected piglets.

From: Capsular polysaccharide switching in Streptococcus suis modulates host cell interactions and virulence

Exp. no.-Group no

  

No. of pigs in which inoculum was recovered/total no. of pigs

 

Strain

Morbidity

Tonsil

Lunga

Kidney

Spleen

Liver

Brainb

Jointc

EC

Blood

Multiple organsd

I-1

SS2

4/4

4/4

1/4

1/4

4/4

2/4

2/4

3/4

1/4

4/4

4/4

I-2

ΔCPS2

0/4

2/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

I-3

SS2to4

0/4

4/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

I-4

SS2to7

1/4

4/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

II-1

SS2

0/4

4/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

2/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

II-2

SS2to3

0/4

4/4

0/4

1/4

0/4

2/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

II-3

SS2to8

1/4

4/4

1/4

2/4

3/4

3/4

1/4

1/4

4/4

1/4

4/4

II-4

SS2to14

0/5

5/5

1/5

1/5

2/5

2/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

2/5

  1. a Part of one cranial lobe was investigated.
  2. b Part of cerebrum was investigated.
  3. c Swab from a joint of the hind legs. In cases of lameness, a joint puncture of the corresponding limb was screened.
  4. d Recovery from two or more sites, except for tonsils.
  5. Exp., Experiment; EC, endocardium.
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