Abstract
From 1984 to 1999, we collected 31 isolates of the rare serovar Salmonella bongori 48:z(35):- 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:z(35):- strains are endemically circulating in southern Italy.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Endemic Diseases*
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Enteritis / epidemiology*
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Enteritis / microbiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Italy / epidemiology
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Salmonella / classification
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Salmonella / genetics
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Salmonella / growth & development*
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Salmonella / pathogenicity
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Salmonella Infections / epidemiology*
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Salmonella Infections / microbiology
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Salmonella Infections, Animal / epidemiology
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Salmonella Infections, Animal / microbiology
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Water Microbiology