Stability of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeats in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Sep;45(9):3058-61. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00715-07. Epub 2007 Jul 3.

Abstract

Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) may evolve so rapidly that multiple profiles emerge during an outbreak. A total of 190 isolates from eight Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium outbreaks and 15 isolates from seven patients were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and VNTR typing. Small changes in loci were noted; otherwise, the VNTR profiles were stable during the course of the outbreaks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Salmonella typhimurium / genetics*
  • Salmonella typhimurium / isolation & purification
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial