Open AccessERIC‐PCR genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from haemorrhagic pneumonia cases in mink
Author(s) -
Han Mingming,
Mu Lianzhi,
Liu Xuping,
Zhao Jing,
Liu Xiaofei,
Liu Hui
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.504
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2052-6113
pISSN - 2399-2050
DOI - 10.1136/vropen-2014-000043
Subject(s) - mink , serotype , biology , pneumonia , genotyping , genotype , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , pathogen , intergenic region , virology , medicine , bacteria , gene , genetics , ecology , genome
Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant pathogen of mink and the cause of haemorrhagic pneumonia, an acute fatal disease in farmed mink. Results Among 90 P. aeruginosa isolates from haemorrhagic pneumonia in mink from 16 farms in Shandong province, China, 43 genotypes were identified by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC‐PCR), with a diversity index of 0.96. The most prevalent ERIC‐PCR types were type 18, found in 16 isolates, and type 39, found in 15 isolates. Four serotypes were detected, with serotype G (55.6 per cent) being the most frequent. Conclusions These results showed that there was a high degree of clonal diversity among mink P. aeruginosa clinical isolates in this study.