| Literature DB >> 8039660 |
N G Powell1, E J Threlfall, H Chart, B Rowe.
Abstract
Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), nine profile types were identified in XbaI digests of a panel of strains of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 (PT 4) isolated in England and Wales between 1967 and 1992. When applied to 39 isolates from humans, chickens, poultry products and feed, strains belonging to pulsed-field profile (PFP) 1 predominated. DNA-DNA hybridization studies demonstrated that a band of approximately 57 kb was associated with the presence of the 38 MDa S. enteritidis 'serovar-specific' plasmid. It is concluded that PFGE provides a method for discriminating strains of S. enteritidis PT 4 suitable for epidemiological investigations.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8039660 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06888.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett ISSN: 0378-1097 Impact factor: 2.742