Characterization of Five Zoonotic Streptococcus suis Strains from Germany, Including One Isolate from a Recent Fatal Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome in a Hunter.

Authors :: Eisenberg T
Hudemann C
Hossain HM
Hewer A
Tello K
Bandorski D
Rohde M
Valentin-Weigand P
Baums CG
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2015 Dec; Vol. 53 (12), pp. 3912-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 30.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: A Streptococcus suis isolate from a German hunter with streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSLS) and four additional zoonotic isolates were genotyped as mrp(+) epf* (variant 1890) sly(+) cps2(+). All five zoonotic German strains were characterized by high multiplication in human blood samples ex vivo, but induction of only low levels of proinflammatory cytokines compared to a Chinese STSLS strain.<br /> (Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Subjects :: Animals
Cytokines metabolism
Germany
Humans
Shock, Septic microbiology
Streptococcus suis growth & development
Streptococcus suis isolation & purification
Genotype
Streptococcal Infections microbiology
Streptococcal Infections veterinary
Streptococcus suis classification
Streptococcus suis genetics

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