Comparative Genome Analysis of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 Isolates from China, The Netherland, and the U.K.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bacterial Isolation and Identification
2.2. Serotyping of S. suis
2.3. Genome Sequencing Analysis
2.4. Phylogenetic Analysis
2.5. Comparative Analysis of Virulence Potential
2.6. Comparative Analysis of Drug Resistance Potential
2.7. Nucleotide Sequence Accession Number
3. Results
3.1. Serotypes of S. suis Isolates
3.2. Evolution Analysis
3.3. Distribution of Virulence-Associated Genes among Serotype 9 Strains
3.4. Difference in Drug Resistance Potential among Tested Strains
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, H.; Huang, J.; Hu, X.; Hu, M.; Zhang, Q.; Jin, M. Comparative Genome Analysis of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 Isolates from China, The Netherland, and the U.K. Life 2021, 11, 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121324
Yang H, Huang J, Hu X, Hu M, Zhang Q, Jin M. Comparative Genome Analysis of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 Isolates from China, The Netherland, and the U.K. Life. 2021; 11(12):1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121324
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Huanhuan, Jingjing Huang, Xiaotong Hu, Min Hu, Qiang Zhang, and Meilin Jin. 2021. "Comparative Genome Analysis of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 Isolates from China, The Netherland, and the U.K." Life 11, no. 12: 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121324