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13. Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates from human and non-human sources using a single multiplex PCR.

Author

Cho, Seongbeom, Boxrud, David J., Bartkus, Joanne M., Whittam, Thomas S., and Saeed, Mahdi

Subjects
SALMONELLA enteritidis, BACTERIAL diseases, MOLECULAR epidemiology, BACTERIOPHAGE typing, GEL electrophoresis, ELECTROPHORESIS, BACTERIAL diversity, ENZYMES, MICROBIOLOGY
Abstract

Simplified multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was developed using one-shot multiplex PCR for seven variable-number tandem repeats (VNTR) markers with high diversity capacity. MLVA, phage typing, and PFGE methods were applied on 34 diverse Salmonella Enteritidis isolates from human and non-human sources. MLVA detected allelic variations that helped to classify the S. Enteritidis isolates into more evenly distributed subtypes than other methods. MLVA-based S. Enteritidis clonal groups were largely associated with sources of the isolates. Nei's diversity indices for polymorphism ranged from 0.25 to 0.70 for seven VNTR loci markers. Based on Simpson's and Shannon's diversity indices, MLVA had a higher discriminatory power than pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), phage typing, or multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. Therefore, MLVA may be used along with PFGE to enhance the effectiveness of the molecular epidemiologic investigation of S. Enteritidis infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2007
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