Spread of Streptococcus suis sequence type 7, China.
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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.
SUBMITTER: Ye C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2600270 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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