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Background  It was previously reported in China that two recent large-scale outbreaks of  Streptococcus suis  serotype 2 ( S. suis  2) infections in human were caused by two highly virulent  S. suis  2 strains, from which a novel genomic island (GEI), associated with disease onset and progression and designated 89 K, was identified. Here, an avirulent strain, 05HAS68, was isolated from a clinically healthy pig.    Results  By comparing the genomes of this avirulent strain with virulent strains, it was found that massive genomic rearrangements occurred, resulting in alterations in gene expression that caused enormous single gene gain and loss. Important virulent genes were lost, such as extracellular protein factor ( ef ) and suilysin ( sly ) and larger mutants, such as muramidase-released protein ( mrp ). Piglets vaccinated with the avirulent strain, 05HAS68, had increased TNF-α and IFN-γ levels in the peripheral blood and were fully protected from challenge infection with the most virulent  S. suis  2 strain, 05ZYH33. Transfusion of T cells and plasma from vaccinated pigs resulted in protection of recipient animals against the 05ZYH33 challenge.    Conclusion  These results suggest that analysis genome of the avirulent strains are instrumental in the development of vaccines and for the functional characterization of important of genetic determinants.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-017-0971-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Genome-wide analysis of a avirulent and reveal the strain induces pro-tective immunity against challenge with virulent Streptococcus suis Serotype 2