Open AccessDraft Genome Sequence of Hypervirulent and Vaccine Candidate Streptococcus suis Strain SC19
Author(s) -
Lin Teng,
Xingxing Dong,
Yang Zhou,
Zhiwei Li,
Limei Deng,
Huanchun Chen,
Xiaohong Wang,
Jinquan Li
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01484-16
Subject(s) - streptococcus suis , biology , strain (injury) , whole genome sequencing , microbiology and biotechnology , outbreak , virology , pathogen , genome , gene , genetics , virulence , anatomy
Streptococcus suis, a zoonotic bacterium found primarily in pigs, has been recognized recently as an emerging pathogen of humans. Herein, we describe the genome of Streptococcus suis strain SC19, a hypervirulent and vaccine candidate strain isolated from a pig amid the 2005 outbreak in China.
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