Comparative analysis of Streptococcus suis genomes identifies novel candidate virulence-associated genes in North American isolates

Table 2 The four candidate VAGs and proposed genotype for the three pathotypes of S. suis identified by LASSO

Candidate VAG(s)	No. containing the candidate VAG(s)	Pathogenic (n = 139)		Possibly Opportunistic (n = 47)		Commensal (n = 22)
Candidate VAG(s)	No. containing the candidate VAG(s)	No.	Proportion*	No.	Proportion*	No.	Proportion*
SSU_RS09525	189	138	0.730	42	0.222	9	0.048
SSU_RS09155	178	137	0.770	34	0.191	7	0.039
SSU_RS03100	172	134	0.779	34	0.198	4	0.023
SSU_RS01590	167	127	0.760	31	0.186	9	0.054
SSU_RS09525 SSU_RS09155 SSU_RS03100	168	134	0.798	31	0.185	3	0.018

^*Positive isolates in the pathotype divided by the number of isolates containing the candidate VAG(s)

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