scholarly journals Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates Determined by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis: Comparison of Isolates from Avian Wildlife, Domestic Animals, and the Environment in Norway

2002 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 5600-5606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorbjørn Refsum ◽  
Even Heir ◽  
Georg Kapperud ◽  
Traute Vardund ◽  
Gudmund Holstad
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
A Minor

ABSTRACT The molecular epidemiology of 142 isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium from avian wildlife, domestic animals, and the environment in Norway was investigated using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and computerized numerical analysis of the data. The bacterial isolates comprised 79 isolates from wild-living birds, including 46 small passerines and 26 gulls, and 63 isolates of nonavian origin, including 50 domestic animals and 13 environmental samples. Thirteen main clusters were discernible at the 90% similarity level. Most of the isolates (83%) were grouped into three main clusters. These were further divided into 20 subclusters at the 95% similarity level. Isolates from passerines, gulls, and pigeons dominated within five subclusters, whereas isolates from domestic animals and the environment belonged to many different subclusters with no predominance. The results support earlier results that passerines constitute an important source of infection to humans in Norway, whereas it is suggested that gulls and pigeons, based on PFGE analysis, represent only a minor source of human serovar Typhimurium infections. Passerines, gulls, and pigeons may also constitute a source of infection of domestic animals and feed plants or vice versa. Three isolates from cattle and a grain source, of which two were multiresistant, were confirmed as serovar Typhimurium phage type DT 104. These represent the first reported phage type DT 104 isolates from other sources than humans in Norway.

scholarly journals Molecular epidemiology of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 1b and 6a isolates in Portugal

2003 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 607-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. SOARES ◽  
J. MACHADO
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Salmonella Enteritidis ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Main Pattern

Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis is an important serovar comprising 76% of salmonella isolates in Portugal in 2001.For better understand the epidemiology of salmonellosis, a total of 47 isolates of S. Enteritidis phage type (PT) 1b and 6a were analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and genomic DNA was subjected to macro restriction with XbaI. For PT1b isolates, only three different patterns were observed, and PT6a showed a total of 10 digestion patterns. Curiously, the main pattern among PT1b isolates seams quite similar to main pattern of PT6a isolates, but when the two patterns were analysed with Bionumerics, we observed that they exhibited some differences. It was concluded that, in 2001, there was one predominant pattern for PT1b and PT6a and, possibly, we were in presence of clonal strains that exists all over the country.

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 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 Prevalence and Genetic Properties of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Definitive Phage Type 104 Isolated from Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus House Rats in Yokohama City, Japan

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 2624-2630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Yokoyama ◽  
Soichi Maruyama ◽  
Hidenori Kabeya ◽  
Siro Hara ◽  
Shin Sata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Intestinal Contents ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
J 24

ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was isolated from the intestinal contents of Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus house rats captured at two buildings, designated buildings J and YS, in Yokohama City, Japan. From October 1997 to September 1998, 52 of 339 (15.3%) house rats were found to carry Salmonella serovar Typhimurium definitive phage type 104 (DT104). In building J, 26 of 161 (16.1%) house rats carried DT104 over the 1-year study period, compared to 26 of 178 (14.6%) rats in building YS. The isolation rates of DT104 from R. rattus and R. norvegicus were similar in the two buildings. Most DT104 strains from building J (24 of 26) showed resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfisoxazole, and tetracycline and contained both the 1.0- and 1.2-kbp integrons, carrying genes pse1, pasppflo-like, aadA2, sulI, and tet(G). All DT104 strains from building YS were resistant to ampicillin and sulfisoxazole, and had the 1.2-kbp integron carrying pse1 and sulI. Cluster analysis of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of BlnI-digested DT104 DNAs showed that 22 of 26 DT104 strains from building J and 24 of 26 strains from building YS could be grouped into separate clusters each specific for the building origin. These results indicated that DT104 strains were prevalent in house rat colonies in each building and suggest that house rats may play an important role in the epidemiology of DT104.

Monitoring of Layer Feed and Eggs for Salmonella in Eastern Japan between 1993 and 1998

2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 734-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUTOSHI SHIROTA ◽  
HIROMITSU KATOH ◽  
TOSHIYUKI MURASE ◽  
TOSHIHIRO ITO ◽  
KOICHI OTSUKI
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Eastern Japan ◽  
Layer Farm

In order to investigate contamination of chicken farms with Salmonella, feed and eggs were sampled from 16 commercial layer farms in eastern Japan between 1993 and 1998 and cultured for salmonellae. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica isolates belonging to 19 serovars were obtained from the feed. Six of the 19 serotypes, including Salmonella serovar Enteritidis, were observed in isolates recovered from the eggs. Salmonella serovar Enteritidis strains obtained from a feed sample and egg contents in a layer farm showed pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns that were genetically related and belonged to a single phage type, suggesting that the contamination of the farms was linked to the occurrence of salmonellae in feed.

scholarly journals Multiple Clones within Multidrug-ResistantSalmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Phage Type DT104

2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 1269-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonis Markogiannakis ◽  
Panayotis T. Tassios ◽  
Maria Lambiri ◽  
Linda R. Ward ◽  
Jenny Kourea-Kremastinou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field

Six distinct clones were present among Greek multidrug-resistantSalmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium phage type DT104, since isolates belonging to resistance phenotypes including the ACSSuT (ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfonamides, and tetracycline) core could be distinguished with respect to their pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, int1 integron structures, and presence or absence of antibiotic resistance genesant(3")-Ia, pse-1, and tem-1.

scholarly journals Fecal Excretion of Salmonella entericaSerovar Typhimurium Following a Food-Borne Outbreak

2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 3495-3497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Murase ◽  
Mikiko Yamada ◽  
Tetsunori Muto ◽  
Akiyoshi Matsushima ◽  
Shiro Yamai
Keyword(s):  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Fecal Excretion ◽  
Antimicrobial Drugs ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Infected People ◽  
The People ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

Fecal excretion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium organisms was observed in patients and in people not showing symptoms who were involved in an outbreak of food-borne infection with this organism. Excretion of organisms was prolonged in the patients who were given antimicrobial drugs compared with those who were not. The isolates were indistinguishable by their pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and biotyping from the strain recovered from the roast pork that had been consumed by all of the people. This indicates that these isolates obtained from the infected people had originated in the contaminated pork.

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