Aquariums as Reservoirs for Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B

Levings, Renee S.; Lightfoot, Diane; Hall, Ruth M.; Djordjevic, Steven P.

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Aquariums as Reservoirs for Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B

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Mar 2006
By Levings, Renee S. ; Lightfoot, Diane ; Hall, Ruth M. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Levings, Renee S. ; Lightfoot, Diane ; Hall, Ruth M. ; Djordjevic, Steven P.
Description:

Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+ isolates from patients with gastroenteritis were identical with isolates from their home aquariums. Matched isolates had identical phage types, XbaI and IS200 profiles, and Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1). Ornamental fish tanks are reservoirs for SGI1-containing S. Paratyphi B dT+.
Subjects:

Animals Disease Reservoirs Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Fishes Genomic Islands Housing, Animal Humans Paratyphoid Fever Phenotype Salmonella Paratyphi B Water Microbiology
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(3):507-510.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Volume:

12
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:9d210418fe3d968327cf9cb5782e6199c107f6a4211e1dc227a55a69d0f53e89
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