Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolates from human patients with those from animal and food sources

Jing Han; Donna E David; Joanna Deck; Aaron M Lynne; Pravin Kaldhone; Rajesh Nayak; Rossina Stefanova; Steven L Foley

doi:10.1128/JCM.01931-10

Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolates from human patients with those from animal and food sources

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar;49(3):1130-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01931-10. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Authors

Jing Han¹, Donna E David, Joanna Deck, Aaron M Lynne, Pravin Kaldhone, Rajesh Nayak, Rossina Stefanova, Steven L Foley

Affiliation

¹ Division of Microbiology, FDA National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arizona 72079, USA.

Abstract

Seventy-eight Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolates from humans were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, resistance genes, and plasmids and genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Most (88%) contained plasmids, and 47% were resistant to antimicrobials. The overall results were compared to those of previous S. Heidelberg studies of food- and animal-related sources, and multiple similarities were observed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Food Microbiology*
Genotype
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Typing
Plasmids / analysis
Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
Salmonella Infections, Animal / microbiology*
Salmonella enterica / classification
Salmonella enterica / drug effects
Salmonella enterica / genetics
Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents