title: Characterization of avian strains of Pasteurella multocida by restriction endonuclease and amplified fragment length polymorphism.
abstract: Avian strains of Pasteurella multocida were typed by employing restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) and single enzyme-amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) to evaluate their applicability for epidemiological studies of fowl cholera outbreaks. A total of 72 strains isolated from different avian species (chicken, duck, turkey, quail and goose) belonging to various geographical regions of India were characterized. REA using two different enzymes HhaI and HpaII produced 9 and 18 clusters respectively, whereas Single enzyme-AFLP recognized 32 patterns out of 72 strains typed. The study indicated that REA using HpaII is a simple and resource efficient method, however, further typing with more stringent and rapid method like Single enzyme-AFLP, could drastically enhance investigation in epidemiological studies of fowl cholera outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, UP, India. sbshivachandra@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shivachandra
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D002771:Cholera / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012703:Serotyping