Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a neglected zoonotic pathogen found primarily in pigs, that can cause serious infection in humans [1][2][3]. These bacterial infections have raised serious concerns in public hygien and economic field. This zoonotic pathogen has been identified as the most common and the third leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adults in South-East Asia, and northern Europe [4,5]. Due to high pork consumption, S. suis infection is endemic worldwide [3,5]. However, most clinicians and microbiologists are unfamiliar with this rare zoonosis in humans [2,6]. Indeed, S. suis, a complex population consisting of heterogeneous strains, and a Gram-positive facultative anaerobe, can be classified into many serotypes based on the differentiation of capsule antigens [7,8]. Based on the varied virulence of these bacteria, they may be categorized into highly-pathogenic, weaklypathogenic, and nonpathogenic strains [9,10].
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