New Sequence Types and Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Strains of Streptococcus suis in Diseased Pigs, Italy, 2017–2019

New Sequence Types and Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Strains of Streptococcus suis in Diseased Pigs, Italy, 2017–2019

Streptococcus suis is a pathogen associated with severe diseases in pigs and humans. Human infections have a zoonotic origin in pigs. To assess circulating strains, we characterized the serotypes, sequence types, and antimicrobial susceptibility of 78 S. suis isolates from diseased farmed pigs in I...

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Main Authors: Lucilla Cucco, Marta Paniccià, Francesca Romana Massacci, Alessandra Morelli, Massimo Ancora, Iolanda Mangone, Adriano Di Pasquale, Andrea Luppi, Denis Vio, Cesare Cammà, Chiara Francesca Magistrali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus suis
infection
serotype
virulence
swine
penicillin
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-0816_article

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