Population genetic structure of 4,12:a:- Salmonella enterica strains from harbor porpoises.

Jana K Haase (1) , Derek J Brown (2) , François-Xavier Weill (3) , Henry Mather (2) , Geoffrey Foster (4) , Sylvain Brisse (3) , John Wain (5) , Mark Achtman (1)

1 UCC - University College Cork
2 Stobhill Hospital
3 CNR-ESS - Centre National de Référence - National Reference Center Escherichia coli, Shigella et Salmonella
4 SAC Consulting Veterinary Services
5 Health Protection Agency

According to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing, 4,12:a:- Salmonella enterica isolates from harbor porpoises are highly diverse. However, porpoise isolates belong to only two multilocus sequence types within the eBurst group 18 (eBG18) genetic cluster, which also includes S. enterica serovars Bispebjerg and Abortusequi. Isolates of other, serologically similar serovars belong to unrelated eBGs. These assignments to eBGs were supported by eBG-specific sequences of the flagellar gene fliC.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Jana K Haase, Derek J Brown, François-Xavier Weill, Henry Mather, Geoffrey Foster, et al.. Population genetic structure of 4,12:a:- Salmonella enterica strains from harbor porpoises.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012, 78 (24), pp.8829-33. ⟨10.1128/AEM.02310-12⟩. ⟨pasteur-01115394⟩