Article
Clonal dissemination of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis in Germany.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Apr 2012
Hauser Elisabeth, Tietze Erhard, Helmuth Reiner, Junker Ernst, Prager Rita, Schroeter Andreas, Rabsch Wolfgang, Fruth Angelika, Toboldt Anne, Malorny Burkhard
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis (Salmonella Infantis) is consistently isolated from broiler chickens, pigs, and humans worldwide. This study investigated 93 epidemiologically unrelated Salmonella Infantis strains isolated in Germany between 2005 and 2008 in respect to their transmission along the food chain. Various phenotypic and genotypic methods were applied, and the pathogenicity and resistance gene...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Chickens
- DNA, Bacterial
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Food Microbiology
