Aquariums as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Salmonella paratyphi B

Authors

Renee Levings, University of Wollongong
D. Lightfoot, University of Melbourne
R. M. Hall, University of Sydney
Steven P. Djordjevic, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute

RIS ID

17318

Publication Details

Levings, R., Lightfoot, D., Hall, R. & Djordjevic, S. (2006). Aquariums as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Salmonella paratyphi B. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (3), 507-511.

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+ isolates from patients with gastroenteritis were identical with isolates from their home aquariums. Matched isolates had identical phage types, XbaI and IS200 profiles, and Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1). Ornamental fish tanks are reservoirs for SGI1-containing S. Paratyphi B dT+.