title: Characterisation of local isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Turkey.
abstract: 20 local isolates of enterics belonging to the genera Salmonella, Enterobacter, Proteus, Citrobacter from human, chicken and/or egg were characterised for their antibiotic resistance patterns, plasmid profiles, phage types, outer membrane proteins, and lipopolysaccharide patterns. Relatedness of these characteristics for epidemiological analysis was assessed. 18 (90%) strains were resistant to at least one antibiotic and those (multi-drug resistant ones) resisting to two or more antibiotics constituted 50% of all isolates. A common 54 kb plasmid was harboured by 55% of the isolates. 14 isolates showed smooth type lipopolysaccharide. 60% of the 20 isolates contained outer membrane proteins in a molecular weight range of 34.6 to 30.6 kDa. The data reveal the lack of correlation between the characteristics investigated.
authors.affiliation: Middle East Technical University, Department of Biotechnology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Içgen
authors.forename: G Candan
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gürakan
authors.forename: Gülay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozcengiz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011511:Proteus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides