title: Characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- isolates from pigs presenting with diarrhea in Korea.
abstract: Between 2011 and 2012, a total of 896 pig fecal samples were collected from nine provinces in Korea, and 50 salmonella enterica susp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) was isolated. The characteristics of the 50 strains were analyzed, and 4 strains were identified as Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:-. Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- could not be distinguished from S. Typhimurium through phage typing, antimicrobial resistance testing or multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). However, among the four Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- strains, one (KVCC-BA1400078) was identified as a Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- clone isolated from humans in the United States, and another (KVCC-BA1400080) was identified as DT193, which has been primarily isolated from humans and animals in European countries. The presence of Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- in Korea poses a significant threat of horizontal transfer between pigs and humans.
authors.affiliation: Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Deog-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hwan-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Su-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Young-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Ki-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yun-Sang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Dong-Kun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000145:classification*; D065288:Serogroup; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*