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Article: Isolation and characterization of a Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi variant and its clinical and public health implications

TitleIsolation and characterization of a Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi variant and its clinical and public health implications
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Issue Date2001
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2001, v. 39 n. 3, p. 1190-1194 How to Cite?
AbstractWe report the isolation and characterization of a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the gallbladder pus of a food handler. Conventional biochemical tests suggested Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, but the isolate agglutinated with poly(O), 20, 90, and Vi Salmonella antisera but not with poly(H) or any individual H Salmonella antisera. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that there were two base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo, four base differences between the isolate and serotype Typhi, five base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, and six base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin, indicating that the isolate was a strain of S. enterica. Electron microscopy confirmed that the isolate was aflagellated. The flagellin gene sequence of the isolate was 100% identical to that of the H1-d flagellin gene of serotype Typhi. Sequencing of the rfbE gene, which encoded the CDP-tyvelose epimerase of the isolate, showed that there was a point mutation at position +694 (G→T), leading to an amino acid substitution (Gly→Cys). This may have resulted in a protein of reduced catalytic activity and hence the presence of both 20 and 90 antigens. We therefore concluded that the isolate was a variant of serotype Typhi. Besides antibiotic therapy and cholecystectomy, removal of all stones in the biliary tree was performed for eradication of the carrier state.
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dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFung, AMYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, SSYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsoi, HWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2001, v. 39 n. 3, p. 1190-1194en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe report the isolation and characterization of a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the gallbladder pus of a food handler. Conventional biochemical tests suggested Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, but the isolate agglutinated with poly(O), 20, 90, and Vi Salmonella antisera but not with poly(H) or any individual H Salmonella antisera. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that there were two base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo, four base differences between the isolate and serotype Typhi, five base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, and six base differences between the isolate and Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin, indicating that the isolate was a strain of S. enterica. Electron microscopy confirmed that the isolate was aflagellated. The flagellin gene sequence of the isolate was 100% identical to that of the H1-d flagellin gene of serotype Typhi. Sequencing of the rfbE gene, which encoded the CDP-tyvelose epimerase of the isolate, showed that there was a point mutation at position +694 (G→T), leading to an amino acid substitution (Gly→Cys). This may have resulted in a protein of reduced catalytic activity and hence the presence of both 20 and 90 antigens. We therefore concluded that the isolate was a variant of serotype Typhi. Besides antibiotic therapy and cholecystectomy, removal of all stones in the biliary tree was performed for eradication of the carrier state.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshCholangitis - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCholecystitis - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSalmonella typhi - classification - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshTyphoid Fever - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshTransaminases - geneticsen_HK
dc.titleIsolation and characterization of a Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi variant and its clinical and public health implicationsen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1128/JCM.39.3.1190-1194.2001en_HK
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