Discovery of a new Lancefield group A antigen positive streptococcus and proposal of a new bacterial species Streptococcus hashimotonensis sp. nov.
Lancefield antigen typing is a testing method frequently used in human clinical testing for streptococci. Streptococcus suis has many strains that are positive for Lancefield serotypes R, S, and T, and is a bacterial species that lives in animals such as pigs and wild boars, but is known to occasionally infect humans. It is being Here, we report the world's first detection of S. suis-like organisms that are positive for Lancefield A group from a wild boar bite wound infection.