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Persistent Endemicity of Salmonella bongori 48:z 35 :− in Southern Italy: Molecular Characterization of Human, Animal, and Environmental Isolates

Giuseppe GiammancoPatrick A. D. GrimontCaterina MamminaAntonino NastasiFrancine GrimontSarina PignatoGiovanni M. Giammanco

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AdultDNA BacterialMicrobiology (medical)SerotypeSalmonella bongoriSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaVeterinary medicineHuman animalSalmonellaEndemic DiseasesEpidemiologymedicine.disease_causeEnteritisMicrobiologySalmonellamedicineAnimalsHumansSalmonella bongori Human isolates Animal isolates Environmental Isolates ItalyGel electrophoresisSalmonella Infections AnimalbiologyInfantmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationPulsed field electrophoresisEnteritisBacterial Typing TechniquesElectrophoresis Gel Pulsed-FieldItalyChild PreschoolSalmonella InfectionsEndemic diseasesWater Microbiology

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ABSTRACT From 1984 to 1999, we collected 31 isolates of the rare serovar Salmonella bongori 48:z 35 :− in southern Italy. Twenty-four of the isolates were from cases of acute enteritis in humans. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed that all but one of our isolates were at least 80% similar. Our findings suggest that genetically related S. bongori 48:z 35 :− strains are endemically circulating in southern Italy.

https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.9.3502-3505.2002