title: Evidence of circulation of an epidemic strain of Pasteurella multocida in Jiangsu, China by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST).
abstract: Pasteurella multocida, the causative agent of fowl cholera, is a serious threat to poultry farming. In this study, we isolated and identified 40 P. multocida strains in fowl cholera outbreaks in Jiangsu province, China. The identified P. multocida was further characterized using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). All of the 40 P. multocida strains studied are genetically identical and belong to the ST129 sequence type based on seven MLST loci. Our study provides evidence of a circulating epidemic strain of P. multocida in Jiangsu, China.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Infectious Diseases of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chengping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Bai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.forename: Huimou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiufan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Fowl cholera; Multi-locus sequence typing; Outbreak; Pasteurella multocida