Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis

Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis

Streptococcus suis is a major porcine and zoonotic pathogen responsible for significant economic losses in the pig industry and an increasing number of human cases. Multiple isolates of S. suis show marked genomic diversity. Here we report the analysis of whole genome sequences of nine pig isolates...

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Main Authors: Abiyad eBaig, Lucy A Weinert, Sarah E Peters, Kate J Howell, Roy R Chaudhuri, Jinhong eWang, Matthew T.G. Holden, Julian eParkhill, Paul eLangford, Andrew eRycroft, Brendan W Wren, Alexander W Tucker, Duncan J Maskell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Genome
Streptococcus suis
Virulence
phylogeny
recombination
mlst
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01191/full

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