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

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...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Tracy L. Nicholson, Darrell O. Bayles
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Subjects:	Streptococcus suis whole-genome sequencing comparative genomics virulence mobile genetic elements antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1043529/full