Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2003, p. 4312-4315, Vol. 69, No. 7
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4312-4315.2003
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Nontyphoidal Salmonellae in United Kingdom Badgers: Prevalence and Spatial Distribution
J. Sian Wilson,1,2 Sarah M. Hazel,3 Nicola J. Williams,1,2 Amos Phiri,1 Nigel P. French,3 and C. Anthony Hart1*
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Genito-Urinary Medicine,1
Veterinary Pathology, Centre for Comparative Infectious Diseases,2
DEFRA Epidemiology Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom3
Received 22 July 2002/
Accepted 17 April 2003
Eighteen (72%) of 25 badger social groups were found to excrete Salmonella enterica serovar Ried, S. enterica serovar Binza, S. enterica serovar Agama, or S. enterica serovar Lomita. Each serovar was susceptible to a panel of antimicrobials. Based on results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, the S. enterica serovar Agama and S. enterica serovar Binza isolates were very similar, but two clones each of S. enterica serovar Lomita and S. enterica serovar Ried were found. Badgers excreting S. enterica serovar Agama were spatially clustered.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology and Genito-Urinary Medicine, The University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby St., Liverpool L69 3GA, United Kingdom. Phone: 44-151 706 4381. Fax: 44-151 706 5805. E-mail: cahmm{at}liv.ac.uk.
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0099-2240/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4312-4315.2003
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