Genomic comparisons of Streptococcus suis serotype 9 strains recovered from diseased pigs in Spain and Canada.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus suis is one of the most important bacterial pathogens in the porcine industry and also a zoonotic agent. Serotype 9 is becoming one of the most prevalent serotypes within the S. suis population in certain European countries. In the present study, serotype 9 strains isolated from a country where infection due to this serotype is endemic (Spain), were compared to those recovered from Canada, where this serotype is rarely isolated from diseased pigs. For comparison purposes, strains from Brazil and the only strain isolated from a human case, in Thailand, were also incorporated. Firstly, sequence types (STs) were obtained followed by detection of putative virulence factors. Phylogenetic trees were constructed using the non-recombinant single nucleotide polymorphisms from core gen

SUBMITTER: Zheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759227 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature