Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden isolated in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Thong, Kwai Lin, Goh, Y.L., Radu, S., Noorzaleha, S., Yasin, R., Koh, Y.T., Lim, V.K.E., Rusul, G., Puthucheary, S.D.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2002
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/448/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC120543/?tool=pubmed
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The incidence of food-borne salmonellosis due to Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden is reported to be on the increase in Malaysia. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) subtyping method was used to assess the extent of genetic diversity and clonality of Salmonella serotype Weltevreden st...