The population structure of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis in Iran analyzed by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis

Rainak Ghaderi, Keyvan Tadayon, Sargis Avagyan, Pejvak Khaki, Soheila Moradi Bidhendi, Ken James Forbes, Nader Mosavari, Mohammad Reza Toroghi, Farhad Moosakhani, Reza Banihashemi, Mohamad Sekhavati, Nasim Karimnasab

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Abstract

Salmonella enterica Enteritidis is the most frequent etiological agent of salmonellosis in humans and poultry. To understand the genetic diversity of S. Enteritidis in Iran, we examined 69 chicken isolates from 18 broiler farms and six non-epidemic human isolates from six geographically distant provinces by multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Among SE2, SE3, SE5, SE7, SE8, SENTR4, and SENTR7, only SE5 with four and SENTR7 with two alleles, respectively, proved variable giving estimates of locus genetic diversity of 0. 58 and 0. In all, six closely related MLVA profiles were identified among which three were commonly represented by human and chicken isolates. This population homogeneity contrasts with the high diversity at these loci reported elsewhere and is likely a consequence of a single clone of S. Enteritidis distributed across Iran.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)889-894
Number of pages6
JournalTropical Animal Health and Production
Volume45
Issue number4
Early online date25 Oct 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgments
This work was fully financed with the state funds from Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, under grant no. 2-18-18-90036. Dr R. Firouzi from School of Veterinary Sciences, Shiraz University is acknowledged for providing Fars isolates. We thank Leila Djose Bayat for laboratory assistance. Rainak Ghaderi from RVSRI is a PhD researcher at the Armenian State Agrarian University.

Keywords

  • Genetic diversity
  • Salmonella enterica Enteritidis
  • MLVA
  • VNTR

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