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Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 07 1996, 2375-2380, Vol 62, No. 7
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology

Strain typing with IS200 fingerprints in Salmonella abortusovis

A Schiaffino, CR Beuzon, S Uzzau, G Leori, P Cappuccinelli, J Casadesus and S Rubino
Instituto di Microbiologia e Virologia, Facolta di Medicina, Universita degli Studi di Sassari, Italy.

A collection of Salmonella abortusovis isolates was examined for the presence of insertion element IS200. All proved to contain three or four copies of the element. One IS200 hybridization band of approximately 9 kb was found in all isolates, indicating that all S. abortusovis strains carry an IS200 element in similar or identical locations; this band can be potentially useful for serovar identification. S. abortusovis collection isolates from distinct geographic areas were highly polymorphic, suggesting that IS200 fingerprints might provide information on the geographic origin of S. abortusovis strains. Isolates obtained from the same geographic area (the island of Sardinia, Italy) were less polymorphic: all shared three constant IS200 hybridization bands, indicating that they derive from a single ancestor. Most strains analyzed contained an additional copy of IS200 in the variable region of the virulence plasmid. Certain Sardinian flocks proved to be infected by only one S. abortusovis strain, while others harbored two strains. Strain typing with IS200 fingerprints proved to be more reliable than plasmid analysis, because the latter yielded a high degree of polymorphism, even among isolates from the same flock.

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