Salmonellaenterica Serotype Typhimurium DT 104 Antibiotic Resistance Genomic Island I in Serotype Paratyphi B

• DOI: 10.3201/eid0804.010375
• Publication Date: 2009-08-21T21:30:37Z
• Authors: Danièle Meunier; David Boyd; Michael R. Mulvey; Sylvie Baucheron; Caterina Mammina; Antonino Nastasi; Elisabeth Chaslus...; Axel Cloeckaert
• Keywords: Salmonella enterica; Salmonella enteritidis

We have identified Salmonella genomic island I (SGI1) in an isolate of enterica serotype Paratyphi B. This antibiotic-resistance gene cluster, which confers multidrug resistance, has been previously S. Typhimurium phage types DT 104 and 120 Agona.