Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prevalence of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from pigs.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Namimatsu, Takanori et al.
- Affiliation:
- Zen-noh Institute of Animal Health.
Abstract
To determine the prevalence of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from pigs in Japan, a total of 106 porcine isolates were subjected to PCR amplification for the detection of the virulence plasmid. Out of the isolates of S. Typhimurium, 38 (35.8%) harbored the virulence plasmid. The presence of the virulence plasmid was widely observed in the isolates from systemically infected pigs (92.0%, 23/25), compared with diarrheic (18.8%, 12/64) and apparently healthy pigs (17.6%, 3/17) (P<0.01).
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