Open AccessGenotypic Characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli Isolates from Sea Otters with Infective Endocarditis and/or Septicemia and from Environmental Mussel Samples
Author(s) -
Katrina L. Counihan,
Verena A. Gill,
Angela M. Doroff,
Kathleen A. Burek,
Woutrina A. Miller,
Patricia L. Shewmaker,
Spencer S. Jang,
Caroline E. C. Goertz,
Pamela A. Tuomi,
Melissa A. Miller,
David A. Jessup,
Barbara A. Byrne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02581-12
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , infective endocarditis , genotype , mussel , ecology , genetics , gene , medicine , surgery
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to type 128 Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters and mussels. Six SmaI PFGE groups were detected, with one predominant group representing 57% of the isolates collected over a wide geographic region. Several sea otter and mussel isolates were highly related, suggesting that an environmental infection source is possible.
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