Streptococcus suis serotype 9 in Italy: genomic insights into high-risk clones with emerging resistance to penicillin.
Francesca Romana MassacciLucilla CuccoMarta PanicciáAndrea LuppiElisa AlbiniArianna PeruzzoLaura FerroniMartina UstulinMassimiliano OrsiniChiara Francesca MagistraliPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)
Here, we identify the STs and substitutions at the PBPs responsible for increased resistance of SS9 to penicillin on Italian pig farms. Our data highlight the need for monitoring the evolution of S. suis in the coming years.