Jian-Zhong Zhu

Innate immune response to Streptococcus suis infection: advances and future challenges

Streptococcus suis is a pathogenic bacterium primarily found in pigs, where it causes sudden death and meningitis, but it is also capable of causing septic shock and meningitis in humans, being the most important cause of adult bacterial meningitis in Southeast Asia. As the host’s innate immune system serves as the fir...