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ArticleBMC research notes2019

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST), porA and flaA typing of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from cats attending a veterinary clinic.

Vathsala Mohan, Ihab Habib

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Vathsala MohanInstitute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. lingvathsala@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-9368
Ihab HabibSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Massey University · NZMurdoch University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCampylobacter is a major cause of gastroenteritis in humans and pet ownership is a risk factor for infection. To study the occurrence, species distribution and sequence-based types of Campylobacter spp. in pet cats, 82 faecal samples were collected from cats in New Zealand. The PCR positive samples of Campylobacter jejuni were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST), major outer membrane protein gene (porA) and flagellin A gene (flaA) sequence typing.

resultsSeven faecal samples were tested positive for Campylobacter spp. (9%, or 4-17% at 95% confidence interval), of which six were identified as C. jejuni, and one was C. upsaliensis. The six C. jejuni isolates were characterised by MLST; four belonged to ST-45 clonal complex and two of the isolates could not be typed. Two flaA-SVR types were identified: three samples were flaA-SVR type 8 and one belonged to 239. By combining all data, three isolates were indistinguishable with allelic combinations of ST-45, flaA-SVR 8, porA 44, although no epidemiological connection between these isolates could be established. To conclude, healthy cats can carry C. jejuni, whose detected genetic diversity is limited. The isolated sequence type ST-45 is frequently reported in human illnesses.

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Bacterial ProteinsFlagellinPorinsAnimalsBacterial Typing TechniquesCampylobacter jejuniCatsFecesHospitals, AnimalMultilocus Sequence TypingNew ZealandPetsBacterial ProteinsflaA protein, bacteriaFlagellinmajor outer membrane protein, Campylobacter jejuniPorinsCampylobacterCatsflaA typingGenotypingMLSTPetsporA

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PMID30717780
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