Serotype distribution of Salmonella tcpS gene and its application in identification of specific serovars / 中国人兽共患病学报

ABSTRACT

A tcpS-based PCR method was established to simultaneously screen Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis,Pullorum/Gallinarum,and Dublin.The developed PCR method provides laboratorial support as a convenient and rapid approach for epidemiological investigation,and tcpS can be a potential candidate gene for the development of PCR-based Salmonella identification.The serotype distribution of Salmonella tcpS gene was analyzed by bioinformatic approach.The specificity and sensitivity of the PCR method were determined based on 27 different Salmonella serovars and 10 non-Salmonella strains.The PCR method was applied to clinical Salmonella isolates from one pig farm (48 isolates),one chicken farm (22 isolates) and one cattle farm (11 isolates) from Jiangsu Province.In silico analysis showed that tcpS existed only in Salmonella Enteritidis,Pullorum/Gallinarum,and Dublin.The developed PCR method had potent specificity and sensitivity,and could screen the three specific Salmonella serovars accurately.The coincidence rate of the clinical sample detection was up to 100％.The tcpS-based PCR detection method could screen Salmonella Enteritidis,Pullorum/Gallinarum,and Dublin accurately,and could be an assistant method to the traditional serotyping method.Furthermore,the novel tcpS gene can be a potent gene candidate for the development of PCR method for the identification of Salmonella serovars.