Qianying Zhu, Fei Xia, Zhe Chen, Sen Lin, Qing Zhang, Bingru Xue, Weisi Dai
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Abstract
Objective: To understand the virulence genes and molecular epidemiological characteristics of human-infected strains of Streptococcus suis in Rui'an, Zhejiang Province, from 2021 to 2022, and to provide a scientific basis for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control.
Methods: Three blood-borne strains of Streptococcus suis were analysed by morphological observation, identification, and drug sensitivity tests. We performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of their main seven virulence factors and housekeeping genes. This was followed by virulence analysis and multilocus sequence typing. We analysed their relationships with local pathogens from previous years.
Results: Three Streptococcus suis strains were isolated from the blood samples of three patients. From these, the virulence genotypes demonstrated that the two strains were orf2+ and ef+/orf2+/sly+, respectively. The Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) typing results demonstrated that the two strains were ST25 and ST7, respectively.
Conclusion: The first isolation of ST25 Streptococcus suis in Rui'an was presumed to have a close affinity with the endemic strain in North America. The other strain was an ST7 clone, consistent with the endemic strain in Sichuan, and which may have originated from Sichuan. Virulence genotype analysis demonstrated that different virulence genes of the pathogens resulted in different clinical manifestations.
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