Spread of Streptococcus suis sequence type 7, China.(DISPATCHES)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Changyun, Ye; Xuemei, Bai; Ji, Zhang; Huaiqi, Jing; Han, Zheng; Huamao, Du; Zhigang, Cui; Shouying, Zhang; Dong, Jin; Yanmei, Xu; Yanwen, Xiong; Ailan, Zhao; Xia, Luo; Qiangzheng, Sun; Gottschalk, Marcelo; Jianguo, Xu | Copyright information

Streptococcus suis sequence type (ST) 7 has been spreading throughout China. To determine events associated with its emergence, we tested 114 isolates. In all 106 ST7 strains responsible for human outbreaks and sporadic infections, the tetracycline-resistance gene, tetM, was detected on the conjugative transposon Tn916. Horizontal transmission of tetM is suspected.

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A large outbreak of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 infection emerged in the summer of...

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