title: Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolates from human patients with those from animal and food sources.
abstract: Seventy-eight Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolates from humans were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, resistance genes, and plasmids and genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Most (88%) contained plasmids, and 47% were resistant to antimicrobials. The overall results were compared to those of previous S. Heidelberg studies of food- and animal-related sources, and multiple similarities were observed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology, FDA National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arizona 72079, USA.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Donna E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deck
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lynne
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaldhone
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Rossina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stefanova
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010957:Plasmids / Q000032:analysis; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents