Molecular epidemiology of Salmonella Abortusovis in Iran

ABSTRACT

Study of different genotypes amongS.abortusovis strains. Observation study. 58 Salmonella abortusovis strains belonged todifferent countries were studied. IS200 fingerprinting by Southern blothybridisation have been applied for genotyping. 8 different genotypes identified within strainsunder study. All genotypes contained 3 to 5 copies ofIS200 and revealed high relatedness to their origins. Using IS200 fingerprinting for IranianS.abortusovis strains showed high polymorphism becauseeach province at least had one distinct pattern. Also thismethod remains as a sensitive method for typing theS.abortusovis