PLoS ONE (Jan 2011)

Multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat profiling of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from blood cultures and gallbladder specimens from Makassar, South-Sulawesi, Indonesia.

  • Mochammad Hatta,
  • Rob Pastoor,
  • Pauline F D Scheelbeek,
  • Andi R Sultan,
  • Ressy Dwiyanti,
  • Ibrahim Labeda,
  • Henk L Smits

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024983
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 9
p. e24983

Abstract

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Multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis differentiated 297 Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi blood culture isolates from Makassar in 76 genotypes and a single unique S. Typhi genotype was isolated from the cholecystectomy specimens of four patients with cholelithiasis. The high diversity in S. Typhi genotypes circulating in Makassar indicates that the number of carriers could be very large, which may complicate disease prevention and control.