Korean Journal of Veterinary Research  2012;52(4):285-288

First isolation of Salmonella I 4,5,12:i:- from domestic animals in Korea.

Deog Yong LEE 1 ; Min Su KANG ; Yong Kuk KWON ; Byung Ki AN ; Young Jo KIM ; Eun Jeong HEO ; Jin San MOON ; Esther LEE ; Hyemin PARK

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Keywords

antibiotic resistance; poultry; Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- was a monophasic variant of Salmonella (S.) Typhimurium and notorious for re-emerging candidate which would replace S. Typhimurium DT104 for antibiotic resistance. Recently, isolation rate was increased on human and industrial animals but there was no case in domestic animals but human in Korea. This was first isolation case from domestic animals in Korea. The five isolates from feces of duck (n = 3), chicken (n = 1), and wild bird (n = 1) showed antibiotic resistance against cephems and aminoglycosides. These means that the spread of emerging bacterial pathogens to domestic animals and the need of systemic management for Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-.