Spread ofStreptococcus suisSequence Type 7, China
Open Access
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (5) , 787-791
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070437
Abstract
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.Keywords
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