Suganya Yongkiettrakul, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Daniel A. Acheampong, Potjanee Srimanote, Krissana Maneerat, Wonnop Visessanguan, and Intawat Nookaew
Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2020 Dec 13:104674.
Abstract
Streptococcus suis, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen, has negative economic impacts on both intensive swine production and human health worldwide. Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomic analysis have been widely used for comprehensive classification and investigation of the genetic basis of several S. suis strains obtained from distinct hosts in different geographic areas, revealing great genetic diversity of this zoonotic pathogen. In this study, whole-genome sequences of antibiotic-resistant S. suis strains isolated from human patients (2 strains), diseased pigs (4 strains), and asymptomatic pigs (3 strains) in Thailand were compared with known genomes of 1186 S. suis strains. Single-nucleotide polymorphism-based phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Thai-isolated S. suis strains have close genetic relatedness to S. suis strains isolated from Canada, China, Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States of America. The genome analysis revealed genes conferring antibiotic resistance (aad(6), ant(6)-Ia, ermB, tet(O), patB, and sat4) and gene clusters (aph(3′)-IIIa and aac(6′)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia) associated with aminoglycoside, macrolide, and fluoroquinolone resistance in S. suis in Thailand. This work provides additional resources for future genomic epidemiology investigation of S. suis. Visit our partners, – leaders in fashionable footwear!
Keywords Antibiotic resistance; SNP-based phylogenetics; Streptococcus suis; Whole-genome sequencing
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