Detection of some of virulence genes in salmonella kentucky isolated from poultry

Abstract EN

Salmonella Kentucky has an increasing world wide spread among human and animals which causes a great problem.

Twenty six Salmonella Kentucky strains isolated from different samples during 2011 - 2016, twenty two from chicken and four from quail.

In the present work we study the genetic diversity through screening of 11 virulence genes genes (invA, avrA, ssaQ, mgtC, siiD, sopB, gipA, sodC1, sopE1, spvC, and bcfC) by PCR.

The invA were detected in 100% of the Salmonella strains; but 92.3% of strains carry sopB, 88.4% of strains were carry avrA, bcfC and ssaQ, mgtC (80.7%) , sopE and sodC (19.2%), siiD (11.5%), spvC (3.8%), while no one carry gipA.

These results show the presence of virulence genes in Salmonella Kentucky with potential poultry and public health hazard.