Persistent endemicity of salmonella bongori 48:z35:- In southern Italy: Molecular characterization of human, animal, and environmental isolates
- Autori: Giammanco, Giovanni*; Pignato, Sarina; Mammina, Caterina; Grimont, Francine; Grimont, Patrick A. D.; Nastasi, Antonino; Giammanco, Giuseppe
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2002
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/344914
Abstract
From 1984 to 1999, we collected 31 isolates of the rare serovar Salmonella bongori 48:z35:- in southern Italy. Twenty-four of the isolates were from cases of acute enteritis in humans. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed that all but one of our isolates were at least 80% similar. Our findings suggest that genetically related S. bongori 48:z35:- strains are endemically circulating in southern Italy.