Distinguishable epidemics of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in different hosts

Mather, A. E., Reid, S. W. J., Maskell, D. J., Parkhill, J., Fookes, M. C., Harris, S. R., Brown, D. J., Coia, J. E., Mulvey, M. R., Gilmour, M. W., Petrovska, L., De Pinna, E., Kuroda, M., Akiba, M., Izumiya, H., Connor, T. R., Suchard, M. A., Lemey, P., Mellor, D. J., Haydon, D. T. and Thomson, N. R. (2013) Distinguishable epidemics of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in different hosts. Science, 341 (6153). pp. 1514-1517. ISSN 0036-8075

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Abstract

The global epidemic of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 provides an important example, both in terms of the agent and its resistance, of a widely disseminated zoonotic pathogen. Here, with an unprecedented national collection of isolates collected contemporaneously from humans and animals and including a sample of internationally derived isolates, we have used whole-genome sequencing to dissect the phylogenetic associations of the bacterium and its antimicrobial resistance genes through the course of an epidemic. Contrary to current tenets supporting a single homogeneous epidemic, we demonstrate that the bacterium and its resistance genes were largely maintained within animal and human populations separately and that there was limited transmission, in either direction. We also show considerable variation in the resistance profiles, in contrast to the largely stable bacterial core genome, which emphasizes the critical importance of integrated genotypic data sets in understanding the ecology of bacterial zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	general ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1000
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2022 09:30
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2024 15:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/88228
DOI:	10.1126/science.1240578

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