Population structure and genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis isolates obtained from the United States.

ABSTRACT: Diseases caused by the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis are an extensive economic problem as well as an animal welfare concern for the global swine industry. Previous studies have evaluated the genomic diversity and population structure of S. suis isolates, however, the majority of these studies utilized isolates obtained from countries other than the U.S. This study applied whole genome sequencing and cgMLST-based typing to evaluate the population structure and genetic relatedness among S. suis isolates obtained within the U.S. The established high-resolution phylogenomic framework revealed extensive genomic variation and diversity among the sampled S. suis isolates, with isolates from the U.S. and from countries outside the U.S. found interspersed in the p

SUBMITTER: Nicholson TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551183 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature