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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2017

Prevalence of Complement-Mediated Cell Lysis-like Gene (sicG) in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Isolates From Japan (2014-2016).

Takashi Takahashi, Tomohiro Fujita, Akiyoshi Shibayama, Yuzo Tsuyuki, Haruno Yoshida

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Takashi TakahashiLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Toky, Japan. taka2si@lisci.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
Tomohiro FujitaLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Toky, Japan.
Akiyoshi ShibayamaLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Toky, Japan.
Yuzo TsuyukiLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Toky, Japan.
Haruno YoshidaLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Toky, Japan.
Kitasato Institute Hospital · JPKitasato University · JPKitasato University Medical Center · JP

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStreptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE; a β-hemolytic streptococcus of human or animal origin) infections are emerging worldwide. We evaluated the clonal distribution of complement-mediated cell lysis-like gene (sicG) among SDSE isolates from three central prefectures of Japan.

methodsGroup G/C β-hemolytic streptococci were collected from three institutions from April 2014 to March 2016. Fifty-five strains (52 from humans and three from animals) were identified as SDSE on the basis of 16S rRNA sequencing data.; they were obtained from 25 sterile (blood, joint fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid) and 30 non-sterile (skin-, respiratory tract-, and genitourinary tract-origin) samples. emm genotyping, multilocus sequence typing, sicG amplification/sequencing, and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of sicG-positive strains were performed.

resultssicG was detected in 30.9% of the isolates (16 human and one canine) and the genes from the 16 human samples (blood, 10; open pus, 3; sputum, 2; throat swab, 1) and one canine sample (open pus) showed the same sequence pattern. All sicG-harboring isolates belonged to clonal complex (CC) 17, and the most prevalent emm type was stG6792 (82.4%). There was a significant association between sicG presence and the development of skin/soft tissue infections. CC17 isolates with sicG could be divided into three subtypes by RAPD analysis.

conclusionsCC17 SDSE harboring sicG might have spread into three closely-related prefectures in central Japan during 2014-2016. Clonal analysis of isolates from other areas might be needed to monitor potentially virulent strains in humans and animals.

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBase SequenceDNA, BacterialDogsGenotypeHumansJapanPrevalenceRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASoft Tissue InfectionsStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcusAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SClonal complexComplement-mediated cell lysis-like geneemm genotypeJapanRandom amplified polymorphic DNA analysisSkin and soft tissue infectionsStreptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

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