Serotype and multilocus sequence typing of Streptococcus suis from diseased pigs in Taiwan

Abstract Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infection can cause clinically severe meningitis, arthritis, pneumonia and septicemia in pigs. To date, studies on the serotypes, genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of S. suis in affected pigs in Taiwan are rare. In this study, we comprehensively charact...

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Main Authors: Ching-Fen Wu, Siou-Hui Chen, Chi-Chung Chou, Chao-Min Wang, Szu-Wei Huang, Hung-Chih Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33778-9