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ArticleEquine veterinary journal2023

Conservation of vaccine antigen sequences encoded by sequenced strains of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi.

Sara Frosth, Ellen Ruth A Morris, Hayley Wilson, Lars Frykberg, Karin Jacobsson, Julian Parkhill, Jan-Ingmar Flock, Tim Wood, Bengt Guss, David M Aanensen and 4 more

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Article in Equine veterinary journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Sara FrosthDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4080-5183
Ellen Ruth A MorrisDepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-4642
Hayley WilsonUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9914-2601
Lars FrykbergDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Karin JacobssonDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Julian ParkhillUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-5958
Jan-Ingmar FlockDepartment of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tim WoodIntervacc AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bengt GussDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-0701
David M AanensenBig Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-0854
Ashley G BoyleDepartment of Clinical Studies New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-1005
Miia RiihimäkiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Noah D CohenDepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0384-2903
Andrew S WallerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-9549
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SETexas A&M University · USUniversity of Cambridge · GBIntertek (Sweden) · SEKarolinska Institutet · SEThe George Institute for Global Health · GBUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Alice Noakes Memorial Charitable TrustBeryl Evetts and Robert Luff Animal Welfare TrustDepartment of Large Animal Clinical SciencesFormasIntervacc ABIvo TrustMargaret Giffen Charitable TrustMarjorie Coote Animal Charity TrustPaul Mellon FoundationPetplan Charitable Trust S19-741-780SEIBTattersallsTexas A&M UniversityThe Anne Duchess of Westminster's Charitable TrustThe Elise Pilkington Charitable TrustThe European Breeders FundThe Horse TrustThe Payne Gallwey Charitable TrustThe Serth and Gates CharityThe Stafford TrustUSDA-NIFA AgriLife and the Link Equine Research Endowment
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStreptococcus equi subspecies equi (S equi) is the cause of Strangles, one of the most prevalent diseases of horses worldwide. Variation within the immunodominant SeM protein has been documented, but a new eight-component fusion protein vaccine, Strangvac, does not contain live S equi or SeM and conservation of the antigens it contains have not been reported.

objectiveTo define the diversity of the eight Strangvac antigens across a diverse S equi population. STUDY

designGenomic description.

methodsAntigen sequences from the genomes of 759 S equi isolates from 19 countries, recovered between 1955 and 2018, were analysed. Predicted amino acid sequences in the antigen fragments of SEQ0256(Eq5), SEQ0402(Eq8), SEQ0721(EAG), SEQ0855(SclF), SEQ0935(CNE), SEQ0999(IdeE), SEQ1817(SclI) and SEQ2101(SclC) in Strangvac and SeM were extracted from the 759 assembled genomes and compared.

resultsThe predicted amino acid sequences of SclC, SclI and IdeE were identical across all 759 genomes. CNE was truncated in the genome of five (0.7%) isolates. SclF was absent from one genome and another encoded a single amino acid substitution. EAG was truncated in two genomes. Eq5 was truncated in four genomes and 123 genomes encoded a single amino acid substitution. Eq8 was truncated in three genomes, one genome encoded four amino acid substitutions and 398 genomes encoded a single amino acid substitution at the final amino acid of the Eq8 antigen fragment. Therefore, at least 1579 (99.9%) of 1580 amino acids in Strangvac were identical in 743 (97.9%) genomes, and all genomes encoded identical amino acid sequences for at least six of the eight Strangvac antigens. MAIN LIMITATIONS: Three hundred and seven (40.4%) isolates in this study were recovered from horses in the UK.

conclusionsThe predicted amino acid sequences of antigens in Strangvac were highly conserved across this collection of S equi.

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Horse DiseasesStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus equiAnimalsHorsesStreptococcusgenetic conservationhorseS equistranglesvaccine antigens

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PMID35000217
PMCPMC10078666
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