Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: 2

Diversity of serotypes and virulence gene profiling of Streptococcus suis from the diseased slaughtered pigs of India

  • Author:
  • M. Dinesh1, Jigarji Chaturji Thakor1, Sagar Patel1, N. Roopa1, Rajendra Singh1, Salauddin Qureshi2, Karam Pal Singh3, R. Manikandan4, E. Kalaiselvan5, Nihar Ranjan Sahoo6, Monalisa Sahoo6,*
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Aug 29, 2023
  • Page Number: 165 to 168

1Division of Pathology, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly

2Division of Biological Standardization, ICAR-CADRAD

3ICAR-CADRAD

4Division of Microbiology, Institute of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Siksha “O” Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar

5Division of Surgery, Veterinary Pathology, Institute of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Siksha “O” Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar

6ICAR-International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease, Arugul, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

*Monalisa Sahoo, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease, Arugul, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, E-mail: vety.lisa@gmail.com

Online published on 29 August, 2023.

Abstract

In the present study, we reported the distribution of different serotypes of Streptococcus suis from the diseased slaughtered pigs of India. Of 664 morbid tissues of slaughtered pigs, 41 were confirmed to be S. suis by PCR targeting the gdh gene. Majority of the isolates belonged to serotype 7 while serotype 2 was observed in few isolates. The majority of isolates possessed arcA virulence gene (85.36%) with mrp+, epf-, sly+, arc A+ genotype. The presence of virulence genes in our isolates may represent human health concern.

Keywords

Serotyping, Slaughtered pigs, Streptococcus suis, Virulence gene profiling