Typing of Salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi C isolates from various countries by plasmid profiles and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of 61 Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi C isolates from six countries gave five distinct clusters. Twenty-four isolates from five countries were susceptible to 10 antimicrobials tested and gave similar restriction endonuclease digest patterns of the 38-MDa plasmid. In contrast, plasmid and PFGE profiles of 37 multidrug-resistant isolates from Zaire were different from those from other countries.
D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000379:methods; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007493:Iraq; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010957:Plasmids; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification