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Sabol A, Joung YJ, VanTubbergen C, Ale J, Ribot EM, Trees E. Assessment of Genetic Stability During Serial In Vitro Passage and In Vivo Carriage. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2021; 18:894-901. [PMID: 34520233 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2021.0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In this study, our objective was to evaluate the genetic stability of foodborne bacterial pathogens during serial passage in vitro and persistent in vivo carriage. Six strains of Listeria, Campylobacter, Escherichia, Salmonella, and Vibrio were serially passaged 20 times. Three colonies were picked for whole-genome sequencing (WGS) from passes P0, P5, P10, P15, and P20. In addition, isolates of Salmonella and Escherichia from three patients with persistent infections were sequenced. Genetic stability was evaluated in terms of variations detected in high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphism (hqSNP), core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), seven-gene MLST, and determinants encoding serotype, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and virulence. During serial passage, increasing diversity was observed in Listeria, Salmonella, and Vibrio as measured by hqSNPs (from median of 0 SNPs to median of 3-5 SNPs, depending on the organism) and to a lesser extent with cgMLST (from median of 0 alleles to median of 0-5 alleles), while Escherichia and Campylobacter genomes showed minimal variation. The serotype, AMR, and virulence markers remained stable in all organisms. Isolates from persistent infections lasting up to 10 weeks remained genetically stable. However, isolates from a persistent Salmonella enterica ser. Montevideo infection spanning 9 years showed early heterogeneity leading to the emergence of one predominant genotype that continued to evolve over the years, including gains and losses of AMR markers. While the hqSNP and cgMLST variation observed during the serial passage was minimal, culture passages should be limited to as few times as possible before WGS. Our WGS data show that in vivo carriage lasting for a few weeks did not appear to alter the genotype. Longer persistent infections spanning for years, particularly in the presence of selective pressure, may cause changes in the genotype making it challenging to differentiate persistent infections from reinfections.
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- Ashley Sabol
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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McWhorter AR, Tearle R, Moyle TS, Chousalkar KK. In vivo passage of Salmonella Typhimurium results in minor mutations in the bacterial genome and increases in vitro invasiveness. Vet Res 2019; 50:71. [PMID: 31551081 PMCID: PMC6760104 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-019-0688-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Eggs and raw or undercooked egg-containing food items are frequently identified as the bacterial source during epidemiolocal investigation of Salmonella outbreaks. Multi-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) is a widely used Salmonella typing method enabling the study of diversity within populations of the same serotype. In vivo passage, however, has been linked with changes in MLVA type and more broadly the Salmonella genome. We sought to investigate whether in vivo passage through layer hens had an effect on MLVA type as well as the bacterial genome and whether any mutations affected bacterial virulence. Layer hens were infected with either Salmonella Typhimurium DT9 (03-24-11-11-523) as part of a single infection or were co-infected with an equal amount of Salmonella Mbandaka. Salmonella shedding in both single and co-infected birds was variable over the course of the 16-week experiment. Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Mbandaka were identified in feces of co-infected birds. Salmonella colonies isolated from fecal samples were subtyped using MLVA. A single change in SSTR-6 was observed in Salmonella Typhimurium strains isolated from co-infected birds. Isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium of both the parent (03-24-11-11-523) and modified (03-24-12-11-523) MLVA type were sequenced and compared with the genome of the parent strain. Sequence analysis revealed that in vivo passaging resulted in minor mutation events. Passaged isolates exhibited significantly higher invasiveness in cultured human intestinal epithelial cells than the parent strain. The microevolution observed in this study suggests that changes in MLVA may arise more commonly and may have clinical significance.
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- Andrea R. McWhorter
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
- Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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De Lucia A, Rabie A, Smith RP, Davies R, Ostanello F, Ajayi D, Petrovska L, Martelli F. Role of wild birds and environmental contamination in the epidemiology of Salmonella infection in an outdoor pig farm. Vet Microbiol 2018; 227:148-154. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mateva G, Pedersen K, Sørensen G, Asseva G, Daskalov H, Petrov P, Kantardjiev T, Alexandar I, Löfström C. Use of multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) to investigate genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates from human, food, and veterinary sources. Microbiologyopen 2018; 7:e00528. [PMID: 28836358 PMCID: PMC5822324 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium is the most common zoonotic pathogen in Bulgaria. To allow efficient outbreak investigations and surveillance in the food chain, accurate and discriminatory methods for typing are needed. This study evaluated the use of multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) and compared results with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinations for 100 S. Typhimurium strains isolated in Bulgaria during 2008-2012 (50 veterinary/food and 50 human isolates). Results showed that isolates were divided into 80 and 34 groups using MLVA and AMR, respectively. Simpson's index of diversity was determined to 0.994 ± 0.003 and 0.945 ± 0.012. The most frequently encountered MLVA profiles were 3-11-9-NA-211 (n = 5); 3-12-9-NA-211 (n = 3); 3-12-11-21-311 (n = 3); 3-17-10-NA-311 (n = 3); 2-20-9-7-212 (n = 3); and 2-23-NA-NA-111 (n = 3). No clustering of isolates related to susceptibility/resistance to antimicrobials, source of isolation, or year of isolation was observed. Some MLVA types were found in both human and veterinary/food isolates, indicating a possible route of transmission. A majority (83%) of the isolates were found to be resistant against at least one antimicrobial and 44% against ≥4 antimicrobials. Further studies are needed to verify MLVA usefulness over a longer period of time and with more isolates, including outbreak strains.
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- Gergana Mateva
- National Diagnostic Research Veterinary InstituteSofiaBulgaria
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- National Veterinary InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkFrederiksberg CDenmark
- National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSøborgDenmark
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- National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSøborgDenmark
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic DiseasesSofiaBulgaria
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- National Diagnostic Research Veterinary InstituteSofiaBulgaria
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic DiseasesSofiaBulgaria
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- Institute of Molecular BiologyBulgarian Academy of SciencesSofiaBulgaria
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- National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSøborgDenmark
- Agrifood and BioscienceRISE Research Institutes of SwedenLundSweden
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Dong HJ, Cho S, Boxrud D, Rankin S, Downe F, Lovchik J, Gibson J, Erdman M, Saeed AM. Single-nucleotide polymorphism typing analysis for molecular subtyping of Salmonella Tennessee isolates associated with the 2007 nationwide peanut butter outbreak in the United States. Gut Pathog 2017; 9:25. [PMID: 28469710 PMCID: PMC5412032 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-017-0176-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background In 2007, a nationwide Salmonella Tennessee outbreak occurred via contaminated peanut butter. Here, we developed a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-typing method for S. Tennessee to determine the clonal subtypes of S. Tennessee that were associated with the peanut butter outbreak. Methods and results One seventy-six S. Tennessee isolates from various sources, including humans, animals, food, and the environment, were analyzed by using the SNP technique. Eighty-four representative SNP markers were selected by comparing the sequences of three representative S. Tennessee strains with different multi-locus sequence typing and variable number tandem repeats from our collection. The set of eighty-four SNP markers showed 100% typeability for the 176 strains, with the nucleotide diversity ranging from 0.011 to 0.107 (mean = 0.049 ± 0.018, median = 0.044) for each marker. Among the four clades and nine subtypes generated by the SNP typing, subtype 1, which comprised 142 S. Tennessee strains, was the most predominant. The dominance of single-strain clones in subtype 1 revealed that S. Tennessee is highly clonal regardless of outbreak-association, source, or period of isolation, suggesting the presence of an S. Tennessee strain prototype. Notably, a minimum 18 SNP set was able to determine clonal S. Tennessee strains with similar discrimination power, potentially allowing more rapid and economic strain genotyping for both outbreaks and sporadic cases. Conclusions The SNP-typing method described here might aid the investigation of the epidemiology and microevolution of pathogenic bacteria by discriminating between outbreak-related and sporadic clinical cases. In addition, this approach enables us to understand the population structure of the bacterial subtypes involved in the outbreak. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13099-017-0176-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hee-Jin Dong
- BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 South Korea
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- BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 South Korea
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- Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, MN 55164 USA
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA
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- Michigan Department of Health, Lansing, MI 48909 USA
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- Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA
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- Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN 37247 USA
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- NVSL USDA, National Veterinary, Services Laboratories, a unit within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD 20737 USA
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- Departments of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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de Knegt LV, Pires SM, Löfström C, Sørensen G, Pedersen K, Torpdahl M, Nielsen EM, Hald T. Application of Molecular Typing Results in Source Attribution Models: The Case of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) of Salmonella Isolates Obtained from Integrated Surveillance in Denmark. RISK ANALYSIS : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS 2016; 36:571-88. [PMID: 27002674 DOI: 10.1111/risa.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Salmonella is an important cause of bacterial foodborne infections in Denmark. To identify the main animal-food sources of human salmonellosis, risk managers have relied on a routine application of a microbial subtyping-based source attribution model since 1995. In 2013, multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) substituted phage typing as the subtyping method for surveillance of S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium isolated from animals, food, and humans in Denmark. The purpose of this study was to develop a modeling approach applying a combination of serovars, MLVA types, and antibiotic resistance profiles for the Salmonella source attribution, and assess the utility of the results for the food safety decisionmakers. Full and simplified MLVA schemes from surveillance data were tested, and model fit and consistency of results were assessed using statistical measures. We conclude that loci schemes STTR5/STTR10/STTR3 for S. Typhimurium and SE9/SE5/SE2/SE1/SE3 for S. Enteritidis can be used in microbial subtyping-based source attribution models. Based on the results, we discuss that an adjustment of the discriminatory level of the subtyping method applied often will be required to fit the purpose of the study and the available data. The issues discussed are also considered highly relevant when applying, e.g., extended multi-locus sequence typing or next-generation sequencing techniques.
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- Leonardo V de Knegt
- Research Group for Genomic Epidemiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Research Group for Risk-Benefit, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark
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- Research Group for Diagnostic Engineering, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark
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- Research Group for Diagnostic Engineering, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark
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- Section for Bacteriology, Pathology and Parasitology, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Group for Genomic Epidemiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Löfström C, Hintzmann AS, Sørensen G, Baggesen DL. Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium phage type DT41 in Danish poultry production. Vet Microbiol 2015; 178:167-72. [PMID: 25962983 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is one of the most prevalent serovars in Europe - where both poultry and poultry related products are common sources of human salmonellosis. Due to efficient control programs, the prevalence of S. Typhimurium in Danish poultry production is very low. Despite this, during the past decades there has been a reoccurring problem with infections with S. Typhimurium phage type DT41 in the Danish poultry production without identifying a clear source. In the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 an increased isolation of S. Typhimurium DT41 was noted mainly in this production, but also in other samples. To investigate this is in more detail, 47 isolates from egg layers (n=5, 1 flock), broilers (n=33, 13 flocks), broiler breeding flocks and hatches (n=5; 2 flocks and 1 environmental hatchery sample), feed (n=1), poultry slaughter house (n=3, environmental sample and meat) were typed with multi locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to investigate the epidemiology of the outbreak. Based on PFGE results isolates were divided into four groups (Simpson's index of diversity (DI)=0.24±0.15). Due to the low DI, PFGE was not sufficient to provide information to unravel the outbreak. Based on MLVA typing the DT41 (42/47 isolates) and the RDNC isolates (5/47) were split into nine groups (DI=0.65±0.14). When a maximum divergence at one locus was permitted these could be gathered into four groups. Using this criterion, combined with epidemiological information, a spread of one type from broiler breeders to broilers and further to the poultry slaughter house was plausible. In conclusion, although it could be concluded that a spread within the broiler production pyramid had taken place the source of the sudden increase of S. Typhimurium DT41 remains unclear. To investigate this in more detail, further studies using whole genome sequencing to obtain a higher discriminatory strength and including isolates from a longer period of time and from various sources are in progress.
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- Charlotta Löfström
- Division of Food Microbiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, 2860 Søborg, Denmark.
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- Division of Food Microbiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
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- Division of Food Microbiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
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- Division of Food Microbiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
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Analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium variable-number tandem-repeat data for public health investigation based on measured mutation rates and whole-genome sequence comparisons. J Bacteriol 2014; 196:3036-44. [PMID: 24957617 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01820-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) mutate rapidly and can be useful markers for genotyping. While multilocus VNTR analysis (MLVA) is increasingly used in the detection and investigation of food-borne outbreaks caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and other bacterial pathogens, MLVA data analysis usually relies on simple clustering approaches that may lead to incorrect interpretations. Here, we estimated the rates of copy number change at each of the five loci commonly used for S. Typhimurium MLVA, during in vitro and in vivo passage. We found that loci STTR5, STTR6, and STTR10 changed during passage but STTR3 and STTR9 did not. Relative rates of change were consistent across in vitro and in vivo growth and could be accurately estimated from diversity measures of natural variation observed during large outbreaks. Using a set of 203 isolates from a series of linked outbreaks and whole-genome sequencing of 12 representative isolates, we assessed the accuracy and utility of several alternative methods for analyzing and interpreting S. Typhimurium MLVA data. We show that eBURST analysis was accurate and informative. For construction of MLVA-based trees, a novel distance metric, based on the geometric model of VNTR evolution coupled with locus-specific weights, performed better than the commonly used simple or categorical distance metrics. The data suggest that, for the purpose of identifying potential transmission clusters for further investigation, isolates whose profiles differ at one of the rapidly changing STTR5, STTR6, and STTR10 loci should be collapsed into the same cluster.
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Jakočiūnė D, Bisgaard M, Pedersen K, Olsen JE. Demonstration of persistent contamination of a cooked egg product production facility with Salmonella enterica serovar Tennessee and characterization of the persistent strain. J Appl Microbiol 2014; 117:547-53. [PMID: 24797223 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate whether continuous contamination of light pasteurized egg products with Salmonella enterica serovar Tennessee (S. Tennessee) at a large European producer of industrial egg products was caused by persistent contamination of the production facility and to characterize the persistent strains. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-three S. Tennessee isolates collected from products over a 3-year period with intermittent contamination, and 15 control strains were compared by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using two enzymes. Forty-five case isolates distributed throughout the full period were shown to belong to one profile type. Isolates representing different PFGE profiles were all assigned to ST 319 by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The case isolates did not show a higher ability to form biofilm on a plastic surface than noncase isolates. Characteristically, members of the persistent clone were weak producers of H2 S in laboratory medium. S. Tennessee isolated from the case was able to grow better in pasteurized egg product compared with other serovars investigated. CONCLUSIONS It was concluded that the contamination was caused by a persistent strain in the production facility and that this strain apparently had adapted to grow in the relevant egg product. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY S. Tennessee has previously been associated with persistence in hatching facilities. This is the first report of persistent contamination of an egg production facility with this serovar.
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- D Jakočiūnė
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Wuyts V, Mattheus W, De Laminne de Bex G, Wildemauwe C, Roosens NHC, Marchal K, De Keersmaecker SCJ, Bertrand S. MLVA as a tool for public health surveillance of human Salmonella Typhimurium: prospective study in Belgium and evaluation of MLVA loci stability. PLoS One 2013; 8:e84055. [PMID: 24391880 PMCID: PMC3877154 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Surveillance of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is generally considered to benefit from molecular techniques like multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA), which allow earlier detection and confinement of outbreaks. Here, a surveillance study, including phage typing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and the in Europe most commonly used 5-loci MLVA on 1,420 S. Typhimurium isolates collected between 2010 and 2012 in Belgium, was used to evaluate the added value of MLVA for public health surveillance. Phage types DT193, DT195, DT120, DT104, DT12 and U302 dominate the Belgian S. Typhimurium population. A combined resistance to ampicillin, streptomycin, sulphonamides and tetracycline (ASSuT) with or without additional resistances was observed for 42.5% of the isolates. 414 different MLVA profiles were detected, of which 14 frequent profiles included 44.4% of the S. Typhimurium population. During a serial passage experiment on selected isolates to investigate the in vitro stability of the 5 MLVA loci, variations over time were observed for loci STTR6, STTR10, STTR5 and STTR9. This study demonstrates that MLVA improves public health surveillance of S. Typhimurium. However, the 5-loci MLVA should be complemented with other subtyping methods for investigation of possible outbreaks with frequent MLVA profiles. Also, variability in these MLVA loci should be taken into account when investigating extended outbreaks and studying dynamics over longer periods.
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- Véronique Wuyts
- Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Platform Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIVISP), Brussels, Belgium
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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- Platform Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIVISP), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, IMinds, Gent, Belgium
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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