Comparative virulence and antimicrobial resistance distribution of Streptococcus suis isolates obtained from the United States.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic bacterial swine pathogen causing substantial economic and health burdens to the pork industry worldwide. Most S. suis genome sequences available in public databases are from isolates obtained outside the United States. We sequenced the genomes of 106 S. suis isolates from the U.S. and analyzed them to identify their potential to function as zoonotic agents and/or reservoirs for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) dissemination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of S. suis isolates obtained within the U.S., for the purpose of screening for genomic elements encoding AMR and any factors that could increase or contribute to the capacity of S. suis to transmit, colonize, and/or cause disease in humans

SUBMITTER: Nicholson TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9687383 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature