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Application of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to the epidemiological characterization of Staphylococcus intermedius implicated in a food-related outbreak

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

F. M. Khambaty ,
R. W. Bennett  and
D. B. Shah
F. M. Khambaty
Affiliation:
Division of Microbiological Studies, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. 20204, USA
R. W. Bennett
Affiliation:
Division of Microbiological Studies, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. 20204, USA
D. B. Shah
Affiliation:
Division of Microbiological Studies, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. 20204, USA
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An outbreak of food intoxication involving over 265 cases in western United States occurred in October 1991. Staphylococcus intermedius was implicated as the aetiologic agent. Representative outbreak isolates (five clinical and ten from foods) produced type A enterotoxin. DNA fragments generated by four restriction endonucleases and analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) provided definitive evidence that all isolates from nine different counties in California and Nevada were derived from a single strain. The PFGE pattern of these outbreak isolates was distinct from those of a heterogeneous collection of seven S. intermedius strains of veterinary origin and five unrelated S. aureus laboratory strains. The data show a significant PFGE pattern heterogeneity not only among members of different Staphylococcus species but also within members of the same species and even the same enterotoxin type. The results indicate that PFGE is a valuable strain-specific discriminator for the epidemiological characterization of S. intermedius. To our knowledge, this represents the first documented foodborne outbreak caused by S. intermedius. These findings suggest that the presence of S. intermedius and other species such as S. hyicus in food should be reason for concern.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , August 1994 , pp. 75 - 81
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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