Draft Genome Sequence of a Streptococcus suis Isolate from a Case of Cattle Meningitis

Ogi Okwumabua; Charles H D Williamson; Talima R Pearson; Jason W Sahl

doi:10.1128/MRA.00153-20

Draft Genome Sequence of a Streptococcus suis Isolate from a Case of Cattle Meningitis

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 7;9(19):e00153-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00153-20.

Authors

Ogi Okwumabua^{1

2}, Charles H D Williamson³, Talima R Pearson³, Jason W Sahl³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA ookwum@midwestern.edu.
² Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
³ Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Abstract

Streptococcus suis is primarily a pig pathogen and a zoonotic agent. Recently, the isolation of S. suis strain 10-36905 from a case of meningitis in cattle was reported. The draft genome sequence of this isolate demonstrates its divergent relationship with other S. suis strains.