Genomic characterization of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus from a 2021 outbreak in Indiana with increased sow mortality

ABSTRACTStreptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) was reported to cause epizootic outbreaks in swine, resulting in significant economic losses in Asia in the 1970s and in North America in 2019. In February 2021, another outbreak due to S. zooepidemicus occurred in 2-year-old adu...

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Main Authors: Xuhua Chen, Kathy Mou, Weili Lu, Loni Schumacher, Nubia Resende-De-Macedo, Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Rachel Derscheid, Eric Burrough, Ganwu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00404-23