scholarly journals Evaluating Gulls as Potential Vehicles of Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport (JJPX01.0061) Contamination of Tomatoes Grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Gruszynski ◽  
Steven Pao ◽  
Chyer Kim ◽  
Denise M. Toney ◽  
Kim Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Dna Fingerprint ◽  
Eastern Shore ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Additional Information

ABSTRACTSalmonella entericaserovar Newport pattern JJPX01.0061 has been identified as causing several multistate outbreaks in the last 10 years, primarily due to contamination of tomatoes grown in Virginia. The goal of this study was to evaluate gulls as a potential vehicle ofS. Newport pattern 61 contamination for tomatoes grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Gull fecal samples were collected at four sites in eastern Virginia for 3 months (May to July) in 2012, resulting in 360 samples, among whichSalmonellawas isolated from 62 samples. Twenty-two serotypes and 26 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis DNA fingerprint patterns, includingS. Newport pattern 61, were identified. All of the patterns that were isolated multiple times, with the exception ofS. Newport patterns JJPX01.0030 and JJPX01.0061, were clustered in time and geographical location. These results strongly suggest that both patterns ofS. Newport are endemic to sites on the Eastern Shore where gulls were sampled. This study provides additional information regarding the epidemiology ofS. Newport pattern 61 in Virginia and how tomatoes sold interstate may become contaminated in the field.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR in Typing ofSalmonellaIsolates from Assam, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purnima Gogoi ◽  
Probodh Borah ◽  
Iftikar Hussain ◽  
Leena Das ◽  
Girin Hazarika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Typing ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Repetitive Element ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Typing Methods ◽  
Element Sequence

ABSTRACTA total of 12Salmonellaisolates belonging to different serovars,viz.,Salmonella entericaserovar Enteritidis (n= 4),Salmonella entericaserovar Weltevreden (n= 4),Salmonella entericaserovar Newport (n= 1),Salmonella entericaserovar Litchifield (n= 1), and untypeable strains (n= 2) were isolated from 332 diarrheic fecal samples collected from animals, birds, and humans. Of the two molecular typing methods applied,viz., repetitive element sequence-based PCR (REP-PCR) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), PFGE could clearly differentiate the strains belonging to different serovars as well as differentiate between strains of the same serovar with respect to their source of isolation, whereas REP-PCR could not differentiate between strains of the same serovar. Thus, it can be suggested that PFGE is more useful and appropriate for molecular typing ofSalmonellaisolates during epidemiological investigations than REP-PCR.

scholarly journals Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Supports the Presence of Host-Adapted Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strains in the British Garden Bird Population

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (22) ◽  
pp. 8139-8144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becki Lawson ◽  
Laura A. Hughes ◽  
Tansy Peters ◽  
Elizabeth de Pinna ◽  
Shinto K. John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Phage Typing ◽  
Molecular Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Phage Types ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACTSalmonellosis is a frequently diagnosed infectious disease of passerine birds in garden habitats within Great Britain with potential implications for human and domestic animal health. Postmortem examinations were performed on 1,477 garden bird carcasses of circa 50 species from England and Wales, 1999 to 2007 inclusive. Salmonellosis was confirmed in 263 adult birds of 10 passerine species in this 11-year longitudinal study. A subset of 124 fully biotypedSalmonella entericasubsp.entericaserovar Typhimurium isolates was examined using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to investigate the hypothesis that these strains are host adapted and to determine whether this molecular technique offers greater resolution in understanding the epidemiology ofSalmonellaTyphimurium infection than phage typing alone. For the two most common phage types, definitive type (DT) 40 and DT56v, which together accounted for 97% (120/124) of isolates, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis groupings closely correlated with phage type with remarkably few exceptions. A high degree of genetic similarity (>90%) was observed within and between the two most common pulsed-field gel electrophoresis groups. No clustering or variation was found in the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis groupings by bird species, year, or geographical region beyond that revealed by phage typing. These findings support the hypothesis that there are currently two host-adaptedSalmonellaphage types,S. Typhimurium DT40 and DT56v, circulating widely in British garden birds and that the reservoir of infection is maintained within wild bird populations. Large-scale multilocus sequence typing studies are required to further investigate the epidemiology of this infection.

scholarly journals A Whole-Genome Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Approach To Trace and Identify Outbreaks Linked to a Common Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Montevideo Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Type

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (24) ◽  
pp. 8648-8655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk C. den Bakker ◽  
Andrea I. Moreno Switt ◽  
Craig A. Cummings ◽  
Karin Hoelzer ◽  
Lovorka Degoricija ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Pfge Pattern ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field

ABSTRACTIn this study, we report a whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based evolutionary approach to study the epidemiology of a multistate outbreak ofSalmonella entericasubsp.entericaserovar Montevideo. This outbreak included 272 cases that occurred in 44 states between July 2009 and April 2010. A case-control study linked the consumption of salami made with contaminated black and red pepper to the outbreak. We sequenced, on the SOLiD System, 47 isolates with XbaI PFGE pattern JIXX01.0011, a common pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern associated with isolates from the outbreak. These isolates represented 20 isolates collected from human sources during the period of the outbreak and 27 control isolates collected from human, food, animal, and environmental sources before the outbreak. Based on 253 high-confidence SNPs, we were able to reconstruct a tip-dated molecular clock phylogeny of the isolates and to assign four human isolates to the actual outbreak. We developed an SNP typing assay to rapidly discriminate between outbreak-related cases and non-outbreak-related cases and tested this assay on an extended panel of 112 isolates. These results suggest that only a very small percentage of the human isolates with the outbreak PFGE pattern and obtained during the outbreak period could be attributed to the actual pepper-related outbreak (20%), while the majority (80%) of the putative cases represented background cases. This study demonstrates that next-generation-based SNP typing provides the resolution and accuracy needed for outbreak investigations of food-borne pathogens that cannot be distinguished by currently used subtyping methods.

scholarly journals Carriage of Escherichia coli Producing CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in Healthy Vietnamese Individuals

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 6611-6614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Mai Huong Bui ◽  
Itaru Hirai ◽  
Shuhei Ueda ◽  
Thi Kim Ngan Bui ◽  
Kouta Hamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Extended Spectrum

ABSTRACTHealthy carriage of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producingEscherichia coliwas examined by thrice collecting fecal samples from the same 199 healthy Vietnamese subjects every 6 months. Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), identical PFGE patterns throughout the three samplings were not observed, although prevalence ofE. coliin the subjects was around 50% in the three samplings. Our results suggested a short carriage period of the CTX-M-type ESBL-producingE. coliin healthy Vietnamese subjects.

scholarly journals Differential Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Analysis of an Outbreak Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovar Manhattan Reveals Epidemiological Details Missed by Standard Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 1227-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Scaltriti ◽  
Davide Sassera ◽  
Francesco Comandatore ◽  
Marina Morganti ◽  
Carmen Mandalari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Snp Analysis ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Codon Positions

We retrospectively analyzed a rareSalmonella entericaserovar Manhattan outbreak that occurred in Italy in 2009 to evaluate the potential of new genomic tools based on differential single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis in comparison with the gold standard genotyping method, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. A total of 39 isolates were analyzed from patients (n= 15) and food, feed, animal, and environmental sources (n= 24), resulting in five different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles. Isolates epidemiologically related to the outbreak clustered within the same pulsotype, SXB_BS.0003, without any further differentiation. Thirty-three isolates were considered for genomic analysis based on different sets of SNPs, core, synonymous, nonsynonymous, as well as SNPs in different codon positions, by Bayesian and maximum likelihood algorithms. Trees generated from core and nonsynonymous SNPs, as well as SNPs at the second and first plus second codon positions detailed four distinct groups of isolates within the outbreak pulsotype, discriminating outbreak-related isolates of human and food origins. Conversely, the trees derived from synonymous and third-codon-position SNPs clustered food and human isolates together, indicating that all outbreak-related isolates constituted a single clone, which was in line with the epidemiological evidence. Further experiments are in place to extend this approach within our regional enteropathogen surveillance system.

scholarly journals Cost-Effective Application of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis to Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
pp. 8236-8240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Doran ◽  
Dearbhaile Morris ◽  
Colette O'Hare ◽  
Niall DeLappe ◽  
Bernard Bradshaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Phage Typing ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Phage Types ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is frequently isolated from humans and animals. Phage typing is historically the first-line reference typing technique in Europe. It is rapid and convenient for laboratories with appropriate training and experience, and costs of consumables are low. Phage typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were performed on 503 isolates of serovar Typhimurium. Twenty-nine phage types and 53 PFGE patterns were observed. Most isolates of phage types DT104, DT104b, and U310 are not distinguishable from other members of their phage type by PFGE. By contrast, PFGE of isolates of phage types DT193 and U302 shows great heterogeneity. Analysis of experience with PFGE and phage typing can facilitate the selective application of PFGE to maximize the yield of epidemiologically relevant additional information while controlling costs.

scholarly journals Molecular Analyses of Salmonellaenterica Isolates from Fish Feed Factories and Fish Feed Ingredients

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 1075-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Live L. Nesse ◽  
Kerstin Nordby ◽  
Even Heir ◽  
Bjarne Bergsjoe ◽  
Traute Vardund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Plasmid Profile ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Feed Ingredients ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Salmonella Serovars

ABSTRACT Isolates of the most commonly observed salmonella serovars in Norwegian fish feed factories from 1998 to 2000 (Salmonella enterica serovar Agona, S. enterica serovar Montevideo, S. enterica serovar Senftenberg, and S. enterica serovar Kentucky) were studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and plasmid profile analysis and compared to isolates of the same serovars from fish feed ingredients, humans, and other sources (a total of 112 isolates). Within each serovar, a variety of distinct PFGE types (with similarity levels less than 90%) were observed in the feed ingredients and other sources, while only two distinct types of each serovar were identified in the factories. The combined results of PFGE and plasmid analyses showed that each factory harbored only a few S. enterica clones. Some of these clones persisted for at least 3 years in the factories, indicating that there was long-lasting contamination probably due to inadequate decontamination procedures.

scholarly journals Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Muenster infections associated with goat's cheese, France, March 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
D van Cauteren ◽  
N Jourdan-da Silva ◽  
F X Weill ◽  
L King ◽  
A Brisabois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Gastrointestinal Illness ◽  
Pulsed Field

Salmonella enterica serotype Muenster (hereafter referred to as S. Muenster) is rare in France and in Europe. In France, a nationwide outbreak of gastrointestinal illness due to S. Muenster occurred during March and April 2008. Twenty-five laboratory-confirmed cases of S. Muenster were documented by telephone using a trawling questionnaire. Four patients were admitted to hospital and no death was recorded. Among the 21 interviewed cases, 16 reported consumption of goat's cheese in the days prior to symptoms. The investigation incriminated goat's cheese from producer X as being the most likely source of the outbreak. S. Muenster was isolated from both cases and the incriminated goat's cheese. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of the food isolates of producer X and the isolates from cases were indistinguishable. Following the withdrawal of the contaminated batch of cheese, the number of cases decreased to its usual level. To our knowledge, this is the first published outbreak of S. Muenster associated with food consumption in Europe.

scholarly journals Plasmid-Borne Type E Neurotoxin Gene Clusters in Clostridium botulinum Strains

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 3856-3859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Hannamari Hintsa ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Hannu Korkeala ◽  
Miia Lindström
Keyword(s):  
Gene Cluster ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Clostridium Botulinum ◽  
Southern Hybridization ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Large Plasmids

ABSTRACTA collection of 36Clostridium botulinumtype E strains was examined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and Southern hybridization with probes targeted tobotEandorfX1in the neurotoxin gene cluster. Three strains were found to contain neurotoxin subtype E1 gene clusters in large plasmids of about 146 kb in size.

scholarly journals Nontyphoidal Salmonellae in United Kingdom Badgers: Prevalence and Spatial Distribution

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 4312-4315 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sian Wilson ◽  
Sarah M. Hazel ◽  
Nicola J. Williams ◽  
Amos Phiri ◽  
Nigel P. French ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field

ABSTRACT Eighteen (72%) of 25 badger social groups were found to excrete Salmonella enterica serovar Ried, S. enterica serovar Binza, S. enterica serovar Agama, or S. enterica serovar Lomita. Each serovar was susceptible to a panel of antimicrobials. Based on results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, the S. enterica serovar Agama and S. enterica serovar Binza isolates were very similar, but two clones each of S. enterica serovar Lomita and S. enterica serovar Ried were found. Badgers excreting S. enterica serovar Agama were spatially clustered.

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