Aquariums as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Salmonella paratyphi B
journal contribution
posted on 2024-11-15, 20:20 authored by Renee Levings, D Lightfoot, R M Hall, Steven P DjordjevicMultidrug-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+.