title: Toxin profiles, and cell-surface properties of Salmonella strains isolated from Swedish travelers.
abstract: Toxin production, cell-surface hydrophobicity and fibronectin-binding properties of 21 Salmonella strains of different species, isolated from Swedish travelers to different parts of the world, were studied. Cell sonicate supernatants from blood agar grown cultures of 80% of the strains induced rabbit skin permeability reaction in the form of induration and/or blueing while 33% of the strains also produced cell necrotizing factor on rabbit skin. Four strains were negative in the rabbit skin permeability test, while only two were negative when tested on CHO cells. When cultured on blood agar, a majority of the strains (17/21) showed low cell-surface hydrophobicity, showing no aggregation even at 1.5 M ammonium sulfate concentration in salt aggregation test (SAT), while only four strains showed high cell-surface hydrophobicity. Furthermore, these strains could be classified as low fibronectin binders due to their poor interaction with fibronectin or its 29 kDa N-terminal fragment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Baloda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krovacek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011485:Protein Binding; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties; D013548:Sweden; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005353:Fibronectins