Salmonella Agona in Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in commercial farms from Brazil

Salmonella spp. is one of the major players involved in cases of foodborne diseases in humans and is responsible for significant losses in the poultry industry. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in feces of commercial turkeys from Brazil. Fecal swabs from 14 tu...

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Autores: Oliveira, Mirela Caroline Vilela de, Cunha, Marcos Paulo Vieira, Oliveira, Maria Gabriela Xavier de, Filsner, Pedro Henrique de Lima, Moreno, Andrea Micke, Brandão, Paulo Eduardo, Knöbl, Terezinha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo (FMVZ-USP)
Repositorio:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/81179
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/81179
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Salmonella spp
S. Agona
Perus
PCR
Avicultura
Turkey
Poultry production
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Sumario:Salmonella spp. is one of the major players involved in cases of foodborne diseases in humans and is responsible for significant losses in the poultry industry. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in feces of commercial turkeys from Brazil. Fecal swabs from 14 turkey farms (pool of six poults/flocks) were collected. The swabs were subject to the conventional bacteriological isolation procedures and to DNA detection of the agent trough PCR. Salmonella spp. was present in a total of nine from 14 turkey farms evaluated. The samples were negative on molecular identification for serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium. Isolated strains submitted to the reference laboratory for serotyping were identified as S. Agona that has been described as emergent pathogen in several countries.