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Molecular characterization of Streptococcus suis isolates recovered from diseased pigs in Europe.
Veterinary research - 27 Sept 2024
Li Kevin, Lacouture Sonia, Lewandowski Eric, Thibault Eric, Gantelet Hubert, Gottschalk Marcelo, Fittipaldi Nahuel
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Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen and zoonotic agent, causing important economic losses to the porcine industry. Here, we used genomics approaches to characterize 251 S. suis isolates recovered from diseased pigs across Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. We identified 13 serotypes, being serotypes 9 and 2 the most prevalent, and 34 sequence types (STs),...
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