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Ahmed MU, Dunn L, Ivanova EP. Evaluation of Current Molecular Approaches for Genotyping ofCampylobacter jejuniStrains. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012; 9:375-85. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Monir U. Ahmed
- Faculty of Life & Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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- Faculty of Life & Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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- Faculty of Life & Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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Prevalence and Characterization ofCampylobacterspp. Isolated from Domestic and Imported Poultry Meat in Korea, 2004–2008. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 7:1203-9. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Report of the Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection on the availability of molecular typing methods for Salmonella, Campylobacter, verotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food, animals and feedingstuffs in European Union Member States (and in some other reporting countries). EFSA J 2009. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.272r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Han K, Jang SS, Choo E, Heu S, Ryu S. Prevalence, genetic diversity, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Campylobacter jejuni from retail raw chickens in Korea. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 114:50-9. [PMID: 17207550 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Revised: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a frequently detected food-borne pathogenic bacterium. Clinical cases are mostly sporadic but campylobacteriosis can have serious consequences, such as the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome as well as diarrheal diseases. We examined 265 retail raw chickens from Korean markets for the presence of C. jejuni using the US Food and Drug Administration standard cultural method and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR). The mPCR-confirmed C. jejuni isolates were subtyped by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and flaA-typing for investigating the genetic diversity of the microorganism in retail raw chickens. Restriction enzymes SmaI and DdeI were used for PFGE and flaA-typing, respectively. Campylobacter spp. were found in 181 samples (68.3%) and C. jejuni in 100 samples (37.74%). For C. jejuni, 73 pulsotypes and 30 flaA types were detected. Antibiotic resistance tests performed by disk diffusion assay indicated that most C. jejuni isolates were resistant to tetracycline, nalidixic acid, and ciprofloxacin, and 87 composite types were revealed by PFGE, flaA-typing, and the antibiotic resistance tests. Our results show that the genetic diversity of C. jejuni isolates is very high and the correlation between genotype and antibiotic resistance was low even though many bacteria showed multi-drug resistance.
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- Kiseon Han
- Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Agricultural Biomaterials, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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Tsai HJ, Huang HC, Tsai HL, Chang CC. PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from humans, chickens and dogs in northern Taiwan. J Vet Med Sci 2006; 68:815-9. [PMID: 16953081 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Two hundred and twenty strains of Campylobacter jejuni (70 human, 51 canine and 99 chicken strains) were isolated from September 2003 to September 2004 in northern Taiwan. These strains were subtyped by PCR-RFLP analysis of the flagellin (FlaA) gene. On the basis of restrictive digest, six types were identified with AfaI, seven types with MboI and five types with HaeIII. With the combination of these three enzymes, 47 distinct PCR-RFLP patterns were observed-25 each from human and chicken isolates, and 9 from canine isolates. In human strains, the most frequently occurring types were Cj-28 (14.3%), Cj-17 (10%), Cj-16 (8.6%), Cj-37 (7.1%) and Cj-46 (7.1%). In canine strains, the most prevalent types were Cj-1 (33.3%), Cj-26 (19.6%), Cj-3 (15.7%), Cj-2 (9.8%) and Cj-10 (9.8%). In chicken strains, the most frequently occurring types were Cj-46 (40.4%), Cj-29 (9.1%), Cj-45 (7.1%) and Cj-41 (5.1%). The results suggest that poultry is a source, but not the sole source, of C. jejuni infection in humans. Two RFLP types, Cj-17 and Cj-37, frequently occurring in human isolates in this study have also been found to be prevalent in human isolates in Japan, China and the Czech Republic, indicating a possible international clonal spread.
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- Hsiang-Jung Tsai
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Nayak R, Stewart T, Nawaz M, Cerniglia C. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility, genetic diversity and prevalence of UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (galE) gene in Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni from Turkey production facilities. Food Microbiol 2006; 23:379-92. [PMID: 16943028 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2005.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Revised: 04/26/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study evaluated the genetic diversity of multi-drug resistant Campylobacter jejuni (n=44) and C. coli (n=30) isolated from 18 turkey houses. Antimicrobial resistances to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid were higher (P<0.05) in C. coli than in C. jejuni strains. PCR analysis indicated that 82% of total isolates tested, including 91% of C. jejuni and 70% of C. coli tested positive for a 496-bp UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (galE) gene. The diversity of isolates was mapped by antibiogram, SmaI-PFGE and flaA-RFLP typing methods using the discriminatory index (DI). RFLP was more suitable in discriminating C. coli (DI=0.895) than PFGE (DI=0.816) or antibiogram profile (DI=0.552), while either PFGE (DI=0.941) or RFLP (DI=0.942) could be used in discriminating C. jejuni strains. The combined PFGE and antibiogram dendrogram had the highest DI for both C. coli (0.910) and C. jejuni (0.968), suggesting that a combination of typing methods is more useful in examining the diverse Campylobacter population on turkey farms.
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- Rajesh Nayak
- US Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Division of Microbiology, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
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Heyndrickx M, Rijpens N, Herman L. Molecular Detection and Typing of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens: A Review. Appl Microbiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/0-306-46888-3_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Saito S, Yatsuyanagi J, Harata S, Ito Y, Shinagawa K, Suzuki N, Amano KI, Enomoto K. Campylobacter jejuniisolated from retail poultry meat, bovine feces and bile, and human diarrheal samples in Japan: Comparison of serotypes and genotypes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 45:311-9. [PMID: 15990285 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2005.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2004] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To determine the significance of poultry and bovine as infectious sources of Campylobacter jejuni in Japan, the serotype distribution and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns of poultry and bovine isolates were compared with those of isolates from patients with diarrhea in Akita (Japan). Serotypes O:2 and O:4-complex were common in human, poultry, and bovine isolates, and serotype O:23,36,53 was common in human and bovine isolates. SmaI PFGE patterns of isolates belonging to these serotypes were generated. Eight PFGE patterns were shared by poultry and human isolates and three patterns were shared by human and bovine isolates. Further analysis of the isolates having the same SmaI PFGE pattern by KpnI PFGE confirmed that four patterns and two patterns were still shared by poultry and human isolates, and bovine and human isolates, respectively. Thus, serotypic and genotypic data indicated a possible link between sporadic human campylobacteriosis and C. jejuni from retail poultry and bovine bile and feces, suggesting that bovine serves as an infectious source of C. jejuni in Japan, as is observed in other countries.
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- Shioko Saito
- Akita Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 6-6 Sensyu kubota-machi, Akita 010-0874, Japan.
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Clark CG, Bryden L, Cuff WR, Johnson PL, Jamieson F, Ciebin B, Wang G. Use of the oxford multilocus sequence typing protocol and sequencing of the flagellin short variable region to characterize isolates from a large outbreak of waterborne Campylobacter sp. strains in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:2080-91. [PMID: 15872226 PMCID: PMC1153734 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.5.2080-2091.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Walkerton (Ontario, Canada) outbreak of waterborne Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter jejuni was quite limited in both space and time, making it a good model for exploring the utility of different typing and subtyping methods for the characterization of relationships among isolates of these organisms. We have extended previous work with these organisms through analysis by the Oxford multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and the flagellin short variable region (fla-SVR) sequencing methods. Additional isolates not epidemiologically related to the Walkerton outbreak have also been included. Both sequencing methods identified and differentiated between Walkerton outbreak strains 1 and 2. When these strains were compared with isolates that were not part of the outbreak, the information produced by the fla-SVR method more often correlated with epidemiological findings than that produced by MLST, though both methods were required for optimal discrimination. The MLST data were more relevant in terms of the overall population structure of the organisms. Both mutation and recombination appeared to be responsible for generating diversity among the isolates tested.
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- Clifford G Clark
- Bacteriology and Enteric Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Adhikari B, Connolly JH, Madie P, Davies PR. Prevalence and clonal diversity of Campylobacter jejuni from dairy farms and urban sources. N Z Vet J 2004; 52:378-83. [PMID: 15768139 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM To investigate the role of free-living animals such as sparrows, rodents and flies as potential reservoirs of Campylobacter spp on a dairy farm, and to assess the genetic diversity among Campylobacter isolates from the farm and an urban source. METHODS A total of 290 samples (bovine, passerine and rodent faeces, and whole flies) were collected from a large commercial dairy farm in the Manawatu district in New Zealand, and from faeces from urban sparrows in a nearby city. Other samples collected from the dairy farm included five from silage, two from aprons worn by workers during milking, two from workers' boots and two from water in troughs in a paddock. Isolates of thermophilic Campylobacter spp were identified morphologically and phenotypically and further characterised molecularly using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the restriction enzyme SmaI. RESULTS Campylobacter jejuni was the only Campylobacter species isolated from all samples. The highest prevalence was found in faeces from dairy cows (54%), followed by faeces from sparrows from the urban area (40%) and the farm (38%), and from rodents (11%) and whole flies (9%). Other samples from the farm environment such as silage, trough water, and workers' aprons and boots were also positive for C. jejuni. Of the 22 restriction patterns obtained, seven were common to more than one source. CONCLUSIONS Cattle, sparrows, rodents and flies are potential reservoirs of C. jejuni on dairy farms. Identical clones of C. jejuni carried by cattle, sparrows, flies and rodents probably indicate a common source of infection. The high level of asymptomatic carriage of C. jejuni by healthy dairy cows could be sufficient to maintain infections within the dairy farm surroundings via environmental contamination.
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- B Adhikari
- Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Harrington CS, Moran L, Ridley AM, Newell DG, Madden RH. Inter-laboratory evaluation of three flagellin PCR/RFLP methods for typing Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli: the CAMPYNET experience. J Appl Microbiol 2004; 95:1321-33. [PMID: 14633007 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To compare typeability, discriminatory ability, and inter-laboratory reproducibility of three flagellin PCR/RFLP (fla typing) methods previously described for Campylobacter. METHODS AND RESULTS The sample set (n = 100) was diverse, including both C. jejuni (n = 85) and C. coli (n = 15). Two of the three flaA typing methods amplified flaA alone, whereas one, a multiplex assay, amplified flaB in addition to flaA. DdeI restriction enzyme was employed for all methods, but HinfI was also investigated. 98-100% typeability was obtained for flaA-based methods, but only 93% for the multiplex assay, due to inconsistent amplification of a non-specific product. In addition, there appeared to be selective amplification of flaA over flaB. More DdeI types were generated using a longer flaA PCR amplicon, whilst additional use of HinfI increased the number of types by ca 25%. Inter-laboratory reproducibility for both flaA-based methods was defined at 100%. CONCLUSIONS Fla typing requires standardization with respect to PCR primers and restriction enzymes. This study identified an assay, employing the full flaA gene and DdeI digestion, as an appropriate method on which to standardize. 100% inter-laboratory reproducibility was demonstrated using that method. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This work should facilitate progress towards inter-laboratory standardization of fla typing.
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Fitzgerald C, Helsel LO, Nicholson MA, Olsen SJ, Swerdlow DL, Flahart R, Sexton J, Fields PI. Evaluation of methods for subtyping Campylobacter jejuni during an outbreak involving a food handler. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:2386-90. [PMID: 11427543 PMCID: PMC88159 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.7.2386-2390.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In October 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assisted in an investigation of an outbreak of campylobacteriosis at a school in Salina, Kansas. Twenty-two isolates were submitted from the Kansas state public health laboratory to CDC, 9 associated with the outbreak and 13 epidemiologically unrelated sporadic isolates. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using SmaI and SalI was initially used to validate the epidemiologic data. We then tested the ability of other subtyping techniques to distinguish the outbreak-associated isolates from unrelated sporadic isolates. The methods employed were somatic O serotyping, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of flaA, DNA sequence analysis of 582 bp of flaA that included the short variable region (SVR), and sequencing of the entire flaA gene. PFGE was the most discriminatory technique, yielding 11 SmaI and 10 SalI restriction profiles. All outbreak isolates were indistinguishable by PFGE, somatic O serotyping, and sequencing of the 582-bp region of the flaA gene. fla typing by PCR-RFLP grouped one sporadic isolate with the outbreak strain. Analysis of the DNA sequence of a 582-bp segment of flaA produced strain groupings similar to that generated by PCR-RFLP but further differentiated two flaA PCR-RFLP types (with a 1-bp difference in the 582-bp region). Two sporadic strains were distinct by flaA PCR-RFLP but differed only by a single base substitution in the 582-bp region. The entire flaA gene was sequenced from strains differing by a single base pair in the 582-bp region, and the data revealed that additional discrimination may in some cases be obtained by sequencing outside the SVR. PFGE was superior to all other typing methods tested for strain discrimination; it was crucial for understanding the Kansas outbreak and, when SmaI was used, provided adequate discrimination between unrelated isolates.
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- C Fitzgerald
- Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Fitzgerald C, Stanley K, Andrew S, Jones K. Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and flagellin gene typing in identifying clonal groups of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in farm and clinical environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:1429-36. [PMID: 11282587 PMCID: PMC92751 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.4.1429-1436.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Although campylobacters have been isolated from a wide range of animal hosts, the association between campylobacters isolated from humans and animals in the farm environment is unclear. We used flagellin gene typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to investigate the genetic diversity among isolates from animals (cattle, sheep, and turkey) in farm environments and sporadic cases of campylobacteriosis in the same geographical area. Forty-eight combined fla types were seen among the 315 Campylobacter isolates studied. Six were found in isolates from all four hosts and represented 50% of the total number of isolates. Seventy-one different SmaI PFGE macrorestriction profiles (mrps) were observed, with 86% of isolates assigned to one of 29 different mrps. Fifty-seven isolates from diverse hosts, times, and sources had an identical SmaI mrp and combined fla type. Conversely, a number of genotypes were unique to a particular host. We provide molecular evidence which suggests a link between campylobacters in the farm environment with those causing disease in the community.
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- C Fitzgerald
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom.
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Nielsen EM, Engberg J, Fussing V, Petersen L, Brogren CH, On SL. Evaluation of phenotypic and genotypic methods for subtyping Campylobacter jejuni isolates from humans, poultry, and cattle. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:3800-10. [PMID: 11015406 PMCID: PMC87479 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.10.3800-3810.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Six methods for subtyping of Campylobacter jejuni were compared and evaluated with a collection of 90 isolates from poultry, cattle, and sporadic human clinical cases as well as from a waterborne outbreak. The applied methods were Penner heat-stable serotyping; automated ribotyping (RiboPrinting); random amplified polymorphic DNA typing (RAPD); pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the flagellin gene, flaA (fla-RFLP); and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of flaA (fla-DGGE). The methods were evaluated and compared on the basis of their abilities to identify isolates from one outbreak and discriminate between unrelated isolates and the agreement between methods in identifying clonal lines. All methods identified the outbreak strain. For a collection of 80 supposedly unrelated isolates, RAPD and PFGE were the most discriminatory methods, followed by fla-RFLP and RiboPrinting. fla-DGGE and serotyping were the least discriminative. All isolates included in this study were found to be typeable by each of the methods. Thirteen groups of potentially related isolates could be identified using a criterion that at least four of the methods agreed on clustering of isolates. None of the subtypes could be related to only one source; rather, these groups represented isolates from different sources. Furthermore, in two cases isolates from cattle and human patients were found to be identical according to all six methods.
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- E M Nielsen
- Danish Veterinary Laboratory, 1790 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Petersen L, On SL. Efficacy of flagellin gene typing for epidemiological studies of Campylobacter jejuni in poultry estimated by comparison with macrorestriction profiling. Lett Appl Microbiol 2000; 31:14-9. [PMID: 10886607 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00757.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Thirty isolates of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from 29 different Danish broiler flocks were chosen for the evaluation of PCR-Fla typing as a genotyping tool. Except for two isolates that originated from the same broiler flock, the isolates were clearly distinguishable on basis of their macrorestriction profiles using the restriction endonucleases SmaI and KpnI. PCR-Fla typing of the 30 isolates yielded 16 distinct genotypes, whereas one isolate was untypeable by this method. The dominant PCR-Fla type (1/1) was shared by eight isolates, and five additional Fla groups containing two or three isolates were obtained. The PCR-Fla type of one isolate changed spontaneously after five subcultures, illustrating the relative plasticity of the gene locus. Comparison of MRPs within and between Fla-types support the view that some PCR-Fla types may be conserved within clonal lines. It is concluded that PCR-Fla typing is useful as a genotyping tool in large-scale epidemiological studies but that additional analyses with other methods are required to properly define interstrain relationships.
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- L Petersen
- Department of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals and Department of Microbiology, Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Owen RJ, Leeton S. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the flaA gene of Campylobacter jejuni for subtyping human, animal and poultry isolates. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1999; 176:345-50. [PMID: 10427717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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233 strains of Campylobacter jejuni were subtyped by PCR-RFLP analysis of the flagellin (flaA) gene by double digestion with EcoRI and PstI (EP flaA-profiling). The strains represented a variety of common Penner heat stable (HS) serotypes and comprised isolates of human, bovine, ovine, chicken and canine origin. FlaA amplicons were obtained directly from DNA in cell lysates of most strains. RFLP analysis showed considerable allelic variation and nine EP flaA-types were identified of which the most common were type 2 (32%), type 3 (20%), type 4 (12%) and type 6 (12%). Other flaA-profiles each represented less than 10% of strains. C. jejuni strains of each serotype generally had one or two specifically associated flaA-types although some were features of several serotypes. Strains with the same flaA-type were found in different hosts. EP flaA-profiles were reproducible, clear and simple to record, and laboratory protocols were rapid and low cost with high throughput capacity. The EP flaA-profiling scheme provided an excellent molecular subtyping method to supplement HS serotyping, and reference strains are recommended to facilitate its use in future epidemiological investigations.
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- R J Owen
- Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK.
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Harrington CS, Thomson-Carter FM, Carter PE. Evidence for recombination in the flagellin locus of Campylobacter jejuni: implications for the flagellin gene typing scheme. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:2386-92. [PMID: 9276421 PMCID: PMC229973 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2386-2392.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The flagellin subunit of the flagellar filament in Campylobacter jejuni is encoded by two highly homologous tandem genes, flaA and flaB. The flaA gene was sequenced in 18 strains of C. jejuni, including isolates from three outbreak groups. Sequences obtained were compared with flaA sequences available in the GenBank database, and all were analyzed for mosaic gene structure by using recently described statistical tests for detecting gene conversion among aligned sets of sequences. Strong evidence was found supporting recombination between flaA genes of different strains (i.e., intergenomic recombination). Intragenomic recombination between the flaA and flaB genes of C. jejuni TGH9011 was also demonstrated. Both mechanisms of recombination may act as a potential means by which pathogenic strains can generate increased antigenic diversity, so allowing them to escape the immunological responses of the host. Furthermore, demonstration of recombination within and between flagellin loci of natural strains suggests that flagellin gene typing (restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified flagellin genes) cannot be considered a stable method for long-term monitoring of pathogenic Campylobacter populations.
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- C S Harrington
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Iriarte MP, Owen RJ. Repetitive and arbitrary primer DNA sequences in PCR-mediated fingerprinting of outbreak and sporadic isolates of Campylobacter jejuni. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1996; 15:17-22. [PMID: 8871111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1996.tb00353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PCR-mediated fingerprinting with combined repetitive and arbitrary DNA primers (ERIC-2 and 1026) was used to type Campylobacter jejuni from a milk-associated outbreak, and from sporadic cases of the same and allied HS serotypes. The 14 outbreak strains had identical or similar DNA band profiles whereas the 25 strains from sporadic infections were more heterogeneous with 18 different DNA profiles. Although PCR-based DNA fingerprints lacked serotype specificity, the method was fast, simple to perform and reproducible, provided defined technical protocols were adhered to precisely. Profiles were highly discriminatory but did not consistently match types based on other molecular methods. We conclude that AP-PCR has demonstrable potential for initial rapid investigation of outbreaks, and when used in conjunction with PFGE analysis of DNA restriction profiles, provides a high resolution strategy for accurately defining subtypes of C. jejuni.
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- M P Iriarte
- National Collection of Type Cultures, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK
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