Persistent endemicity of Salmonella bongori 48:z(35):--in Southern Italy: molecular characterization of human, animal, and environmental isolates.
From 1984 to 1999, we collected 31 isolates of the rare serovar Salmonella bongori 48:z(35):- in southern Italy. Twenty-four of the isolates were from cases of acute enteritis in humans. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed that all but one of our isolates were at least 80% similar. Our findings suggest that genetically related S. bongori 48:z(35):- strains are endemically circulating in southern Italy.
Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia G. D'Alessandro, Università di Palermo, I-90127 Palermo, Italy. gmgiamm@libero.it
Giovanni M
GM
Giammanco
Sarina
S
Pignato
Caterina
C
Mammina
Francine
F
Grimont
Patrick A D
PA
Grimont
Antonino
A
Nastasi
Giuseppe
G
Giammanco
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial