Kerdsin A.Hatrongjit R.Wongsurawat T.Jenjaroenpun P.Zheng H.Chopjitt P.Boueroy P.Fittipaldi N.Segura M.Gottschalk M.Mahidol University2024-02-082024-02-082023-01-01Microbes and Infection (2023)12864579https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/95853Streptococcus suis is a causative agent of swine and human infections. Genomic analysis indicated that eight S. suis serotype 5 strains recovered from human patients and pigs carried many virulence-associated genes and markers defining pathogenic pathotypes. The strains were sequence types diverse and clustered within either minimum core genome group 3 (MCG-3) or MCG-7-3. Almost all the serotype 5 strains were non-susceptible to penicillin, ceftriaxone, erythromycin, and levofloxacin. Resistance to tetracycline and clindamycin was observed in all strains. The antimicrobial resistance genes tet(O), tet(O/W/32/O), tet(W), tet(44), erm(B), ant(6)-Ia, lsaE, and lnuB were found in these strains. Moderate-to-large numbers of substitutions were observed in three penicillin-binding proteins (PBP)—PBP1A, PBP2B, and PBP2X—in the penicillin-non-susceptible serotype 5 isolates that were involved in β-lactam-non-susceptibility. Comparative genomics between the serotype 5 and 2 strains revealed that only 15 genes absent from the serotype 2 strains were shared by all the serotype 5 strains. However, some additional genes were present only in some of the serotype 5 strains. This study highlighted the pathogenic potential of virulent serotype 5 strains in humans and pigs and the need for increased monitoring of penicillin-non-susceptibility in S. suis serotypes other than for serotype 2.MedicineImmunology and MicrobiologyArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.micinf.2023.1052732-s2.0-851799164291769714X38070594