title: Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar Bovismorbificans 2011 hummus outbreak strains with non-outbreak strains.
abstract: Eleven Salmonella enterica serovar Bovismorbificans isolates obtained from the U.S. District of Columbia during a 2011 hummus-associated foodborne outbreak were compared to 12 non-outbreak isolates. All isolates from the outbreak demonstrated a single PFGE pattern that was distinctly different from other isolates of S. Bovismorbificans as recorded in the PulseNet Database. Results from molecular analyses of the hummus-associated S. Bovismorbificans isolates indicate that the isolates from the outbreak were unique and have acquired an 80-90 kb plasmid. The impact of this study is that the information gained will add and expand our knowledge of diversity of the S. Bovismorbificans serovar.
authors.affiliation: District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, Department of Forensic Sciences, 401 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States.
authors.forename: Morris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaylock
authors.affiliation: District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, Department of Forensic Sciences, 401 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States.
authors.forename: Reginald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blackwell
authors.affiliation: District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, Department of Forensic Sciences, 401 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States.
authors.forename: Sosina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merid
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotewicz
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabo
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Jayanthi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gangiredla
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Solomon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gebru
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Isha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dudley
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States.
authors.forename: Darcy E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hanes
authors.affiliation: District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, Department of Forensic Sciences, 401 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States.
authors.forename: Alpha A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States. Electronic address: junia.jean-gillesbeaubrun@fda.hhs.gov.
authors.forename: Junia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jean-Gilles Beaubrun
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Bovismorbificans; Hummus; Salmonella