“…Isolates presented a slight ten- Articulation, CNS, lung, 1 (11), 2 (37), 4 (1), pericardium, thoracic cavity 7(1), NT (1) SP 73 (42.0) Articulation, CNS, lung, 1 (2), 2 (56), 3 (10), pericardium, thoracic 7 (3), NT (2) cavity, peritoneum * PE = Pernambuco, BA = Bahia, RS = Rio Grande do Sul, GO = Goiás, PR = Paraná, MG = Minas Gerais, SC = Santa Catarina, SP = São Paulo. The high frequency of S. suis serotype 2 isolation, especially from the central nervous system, corroborates previous studies of swine infection in Brazil and worldwide (Pagnani et al 2002, Vela et al 2003, Del`Arco et al 2008, Rocha et al 2012. Also the high frequency of mrp + /epf + / sly + and mrp + /epfv/sly + genotypes corroborates previous reports of S. suis infection in Europe and China (Silva et al 2006, Wei et al 2009).…”