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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.