Turtles as a Possible Reservoir of Nontyphoidal Salmonella in Shanghai, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Foodborne Pathog Dis
• Personal Author:
  Zhang, Jianmin ; Kuang, Dai ; Wang, Fei ; Meng, Jianghong ; Jin, Huiming ; Yang, Xiaowei ; Liao, Ming ; Klena, John D. ; Wu, Shuyu ; Zhang, Yongbiao ; Xu, Xuebin
• Description:
  Terrapins and turtles are known to transmit Salmonella to humans. However, little was known about the occurrence of this pathogen in soft-shelled terrapin that is a popular delicacy in Chinese and other East Asian cuisines. We isolated and characterized 82 (24.4%) isolates of Salmonella from 336 fecal samples of soft-shelled terrapins (51 of 172; 29.7%) and pet turtles (31 of 164; 18.9%) in Shanghai. Salmonella Thompson was the most common serotype (17.1%) among others. Many isolates (84.1%) were resistant to multiple antimicrobials (≥3). Molecular analysis of Salmonella Thompson and Salmonella Typhimurium using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis unveiled a close genetic relationship between several human and terrapin isolates. Our results highlight the risk associated with the handling and consumption of turtles and their role in the spread of Salmonella in the human salmonellosis.
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Reservoirs Drug Resistance, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Feces Food Microbiology Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Phylogeny Salmonella Salmonella Food Poisoning Salmonella Typhimurium Serotyping Turtles

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• Source:
  Foodborne Pathog Dis. 13(8):428-433
• Pubmed ID:
  27267492
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5577352
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U2G GH000961/GH/CGH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Shanghai, China
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bb4712bf7106024c3e5c6f77664bd458396b9b68537930edcc9d2955867c7508
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47876/cdc_47876_DS1.pdf
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