6533b834fe1ef96bd129e2b0

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Identification of Shigella sonnei biotype g isolates carrying class 2 integrons in Italy in 2001-2003

C. MamminaM. PontelloA. Dal VecchioA. Nastasi The Shigella Sonnei Working Group

subject

Microbiology (medical)clone (Java method)Genotypebiotype gSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e ApplicataOUTBREAKShigella sonneiIntegronPolymerase Chain Reactionlaw.inventionDisease OutbreaksIntegronslawGenotypeHumansShigella sonneiChildGenotypingPolymerase chain reactionDNA PrimersDysentery BacillaryGeneticsShigella sonnei ; epidemiology ; biotype g ; class 2 integrons ; ItalyRefugeesANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCEbiologyBase SequenceOutbreakbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbacterial infections and mycosesclass 2 integronsVirologyElectrophoresis Gel Pulsed-FieldRESTRICTION PATTERNSCarriagePhenotypeItalybiology.proteinbacteriaepidemiology

description

ABSTRACT Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g , pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-05-01
10.1128/jcm.43.5.2467-2470.2005http://hdl.handle.net/10447/2826