Streptococcus suis sequence type (ST) 7 has been spreading throughout China. To determine events associated with its emergence, we tested 114 isolates. In all 106 ST7 strains responsible for human outbreaks and sporadic infections, the tetracycline-resistance gene, tetM, was detected on the conjugative transposon Tn916. Horizontal transmission of tetM is suspected.
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Ye, C., Bai, X., Zhang, J., Jing, H., Zheng, H., Du, H., … Xu, J. (2008). Spread of Streptococcus suis sequence type 7, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 787–791. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070437
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