Clonal Spread of pESI-Positive Multidrug-Resistant ST32 Salmonella enterica Serovar Infantis Isolates among Broilers and Humans in Slovenia
Bojan Papić, Darja Kušar, Jasna Mićunović, Mateja Pirš, M. Ocepek, Jana Avberšek
Abstract
Salmonella Infantis clones with pESI-like plasmids harboring several virulence and resistance genes have been reported worldwide. In the present study, we compared the population structure of 161 Salmonella Infantis isolates obtained from humans and broilers in Slovenia from 2007 to 2021.
Topics & Concepts
Salmonella entericaBiologyMultilocus sequence typingSerotypePlasmidMultiple drug resistanceVirulenceMicrobiologySalmonellaGenomeclone (Java method)GeneGeneticsEscherichia coliDrug resistanceBacteriaGenotypeSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacteriophages and microbial interactions