Transmission of   S treptococcus dysgalactiae  subsp.  equisimilis  between Child and Dog in an Aboriginal Australian Community | Zendy

Schrieber L. | Zendy; Towers R. | Zendy; Muscatello G. | Zendy; Speare R. | Zendy

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Transmission of S treptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis between Child and Dog in an Aboriginal Australian Community

Author(s) -

Schrieber L.,

Towers R.,

Muscatello G.,

Speare R.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

zoonoses and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1863-2378

pISSN - 1863-1959

DOI - 10.1111/zph.12057

Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , streptococcus dysgalactiae , carriage , biology , typing , microbiology and biotechnology , transmission (telecommunications) , housekeeping gene , pathogen , strain (injury) , streptococcus , 16s ribosomal rna , molecular epidemiology , throat , genetics , gene , streptococcus agalactiae , bacteria , genotype , medicine , pathology , gene expression , electrical engineering , anatomy , engineering

Summary S treptococcus dysgalactiae subsp . equisimilis ( SDSE ), also known as group G and C streptococci, is becoming increasingly recognized as a pathogen in humans. We report here the finding of an identical strain of SDSE in the throat of a child and their dog in an A boriginal A ustralian community. The strain was identified using the API 20 S trep system, 16 S r RNA gene sequencing, emm sequence typing ( emm ST ) and multilocus sequence typing ( MLST ) as a group C SDSE , st C 839.5 and ST ‐3. Carriage of this strain by a human and dog in the same household justifies detailed epidemiological studies using molecular typing to clarify the extent of cross‐species transmission and sharing of SDSE and other group G and C streptococci, and its impact in these communities.

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