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- Title
Pathologic and molecular characterization of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infection in neonatal piglets.
- Authors
Sang-Ik Oh; Jong Wan Kim; Ji-Youl Jung; Myeongju Chae; Yu-Ran Lee; Jong Ho Kim; ByungJae So; Ha-Young Kim
- Abstract
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging pathogen in animals and humans. Herein, we describe two clinical swine cases of SDSE infection presenting with lameness, neurological signs, or sudden death. Pathological examination indicated suppurative arthritis, encephalitis, and multifocal abscesses in kidney and heart. The ß-hemolytic colonies obtained from joint samples of each case were identified as SDSE. The two isolates had low minimum inhibitory concentrations for ß-lactams, and they presented the same virulence gene profile (slo-/sagA+/pSTKP8+). Molecular analysis by multilocus sequence typing identified the SDSE isolates from cases 1 and 2 as sequence types 315 and 252, respectively.
- Subjects
STREPTOCOCCUS dysgalactiae; PIGLETS; MICROBIAL virulence genetics; MOLECULAR biology; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Science, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 2, p313
- ISSN
1229-845X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4142/jvs.2018.19.2.313