Streptococcus suis strains with novel and previously undescribed capsular loci circulate in Europe

• Published in: Veterinary microbiology Vol. 298; p. 110265
• Main Authors: Králová, Natálie, Fittipaldi, Nahuel, Zouharová, Monika, Nedbalcová, Kateřina, Matiašková, Katarína, Gebauer, Jan, Kulich, Pavel, Šimek, Bronislav, Matiašovic, Ján
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Bacterial Capsules - genetics; biosynthesis; cps locus; Czech Republic; Czech Republic - epidemiology; Europe - epidemiology; genes; genetic variation; loci; microbiology; NCL; Novel cps loci; pathogens; Phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; polysaccharides; risk; Serogroup; serotypes; Serotyping; species; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Streptococcal Infections - veterinary; Streptococcus suis; Streptococcus suis - classification; Streptococcus suis - genetics; Streptococcus suis - isolation & purification; Streptococcus suis - pathogenicity; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - microbiology; virulence; Virulence - genetics; Czech Republic; Europe; cps locus; Novel cps loci; NCL; Streptococcus suis

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) causes serious diseases in pigs, and certain serotypes also pose a risk to humans. The expression of capsular polysaccharides (CPS) is considered an important virulence property of the pathogen. Recently, some serotypes have been reclassified as other organisms, while no...