Abstract

The genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance profiles of 38 Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus isolates were determined from a kennelled canine population during two outbreaks of hemorrhagic pneumonia (1999 to 2002 and 2007 to 2010). Analysis of the szp gene hypervariable region and the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) indicated a predominant tetO-positive, doxycycline-resistant ST-10 strain during 1999 to 2002 and a predominant tetM-positive doxycycline-resistant ST-62 strain during 2007 to 2010.

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Authors

Chalker VJ, Waller A, Webb K, Spearing E, Crosse P, Brownlie J, Erles K

Institution

The Royal Veterinary College, Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Hatfield, United Kingdom.

Source

Journal of clinical microbiology 50:6 2012 Jun pg 2134-6

MeSH

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Disease Outbreaks
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Doxycycline
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Genetic Variation
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus equi

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22495558