title: Salmonella isolated from the feces of migrating cranes at the Izumi Plain (2002-2008): serotype, antibiotic sensitivity and PFGE type.
abstract: From November 2002 to February 2008, 2,251 crane feces were collected at the Izumi Plain in Kagoshima Prefecture. Salmonella enterica was isolated from 359 feces (15.9%), of which 332 (92.5%) were Salmonella Typhimurium (ST), 9 were S. Hvittingfoss/II, 4 were S. Abaetetuba, 3 were S. Enteritidis, 2 were S. Konstanz, 1 was S. Pakistan and 8 were untyped isolates, respectively. Against 12 antimicrobial agents, no resistant strains were found in 154 isolates examined, but one was found to be resistant to ampicillin. By pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), all but one of the 68 ST isolates tested showed indistinguishable banding patterns; one had a different pattern. The results suggest that ST strains from the same origin would spread in crane flocks during their stay at Izumi Plain every winter.
authors.affiliation: Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitadai
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obi
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takase
mesh_terms: D025041:Animal Migration / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D007564:Japan; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents