Rapid detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 strains by the polymerase chain reaction.
Rapid detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 strains by the polymerase chain reaction.
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DOI:
10.1186/s13028-015-0143-x
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发表时间:
2015-09-25
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Uchida I
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作者:
Yukawa S;Tamura Y;Tanaka K;Uchida I
Infection with Salmonella enterica is a major public health concern in developed countries, and multidrug-resistant strains have become increasingly prevalent. S. enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 (DT104) strains are prevalent in livestock in Japan and include numerous strains of multidrug-resistant S. enterica. Epidemiological analysis of these strains is critical for both agriculture and public health; however, diagnostic tests for these strains have yielded inconsistent results. We developed a rapid, simple, and inexpensive polymerase chain reaction test to detect multi-drug resistant DT104 strains. We designed primers specific to the prophage ST104 sequence encoded by DT104 strains and assessed the specificity of these primers by assaying a panel of 50 S.enterica isolates. Amplification products of the expected size were generated from the genomes of each of the DT104 strains; however, the ST104 primers failed to amplify products from non-DT104 strains of S.enterica serovar Typhimurium or other S. enterica serovars. Furthermore, a probe generated using the ST104 primers detected a restriction fragment encoding the ST104 region of DT104 by Southern hybridization. The ST104 primers exhibit specificity to DT104 strains and are suitable for epidemiological applications.