title: Molecular differentiation between Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Pullorum and Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Gallinarum.
abstract: S. Pullorum (SP) and S. Gallinarum (SG) are very similar. They are the agents of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid, respectively, and the two diseases are responsible for economic losses in poultry production. Although SP and SG are difficult to be differentiated in routine laboratory procedures, the ability to metabolize ornithine is a biochemical test that may be used to achieve this aim. While SP is able to decarboxylate this amino acid, SG is not. However, the isolation of strains showing atypical biochemical behavior has made this differentiation difficult. One of the genes associated with the metabolization of the amino acid ornithine is called speC, and is found in both serovars. The analysis of 21 SP and 15 SG strains by means of PCR did not enable the differentiation of the two serovars, because fragments produced were identical. However, after enzymatic treatment with restriction enzyme Eco RI, the band pattern of each serovar showed to be different, even in samples of atypical biochemical behavior. This fact enabled the standardization of the technique for a quick and safe differentiation of serovars Pullorum and Gallinarum.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , Campinas, SP , Brasil.
authors.forename: Simone Alves Mendes
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Jaqueline Boldrin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: de Paiva
authors.forename: Fábio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zotesso
authors.forename: Manoel Victor Franco
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berchieri Jánior
keywords: PCR; Salmonella Gallinarum; Salmonella Pullorum; differentiation
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