Spread of Streptococcus suis Sequence Type 7, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ye, Changyun ; Bai, Xuemei ; Zhang, Ji ; Jing, Huaiqi ; Zheng, Han ; Du, Huamao ; Cui, Zhigang ; Zhang, Shouying ; Jin, Dong ; Xu, Yanmei ; Xiong, Yanwen ; Zhao, Ailan ; Luo, Xia ; Sun, Qiangzheng ; Gottschalk, Marcelo ; Xu, Jianguo
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Bacterial Proteins Conjugation, Genetic Disease Outbreaks Dispatch DNA Transposable Elements Gene Transfer, Horizontal Humans Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction Streptococcal Infections Swine Swine Diseases Tetracycline Resistance

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):787-791.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:413464b374b283dab620d7d2ae8e1169c921c731afd6c831215207db61ee2807
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16805/cdc_16805_DS1.pdf
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