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Multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus suis strains detected in clinically healthy pigs in Guangdong and Guangxi, China.
Veterinary research - 29 Aug 2026
Peng Zeren, Zhuang Hongkun, Liu Rongqi, Li Fan, Zhang Shiyu, Du Pengcheng, Zheng Han, Sun Jie, Quereda Juan J, Wu Zongfu
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus suis is a major zoonotic pathogen, and strains originating from clinically healthy pigs pose an increasingly serious threat to human health. This study investigated 315 S. suis isolates collected from clinically healthy pigs in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces between 2024 and 2025. Among these isolates, 34 capsular polysaccharide (cps) types were identified, with 40.63% belonging to cps types...
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