| studies on egg disinfection. | various concentrations of alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (qac), na2co3, and ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (edta) were tested for antimicrobial activity singly and in combination against escherichia coli, arizona hinshawii, and pseudomonas aeruginosa. bactericidal activity of the reagents were evaluated in embryonating eggs, trypticase soy broth, and a medium containing lecithin. toxicity of the chemicals was assayed in embryonating eggs. an appraisal was made of an egg-washing solution c ... | 1979 | 114994 |
| salmonella enteritidis and arizona hinshawii isolated from wild sandhill cranes. | salmonella enteritidis serotype rubislaw and arizona hinshawii were isolated from cloacal swabs of "healthy" live-trapped sandhill cranes (grus canadensis tabida) in indiana and wisconsin. these respective isolations were the first reported from wild sandhill cranes. | 1977 | 343779 |
| functional characterization of mouse lymphocyte subpopulations identified by their natural binding of bacteria. i. identification of the ig-secreting cell subpopulation. | three mouse b cell subpopulations (b1, b2 and b3) can be identified by their natural binding of bacteria. to determine whether these subpopulations have unique functions, we assayed the number of anti-srbc-secreting cells and the number of ig-secreting cells in unseparated populations and in populations in which the b2 and b3 cells were removed by immobilized monolayers of escherichia coli-2, a bacteria that binds b2 and b3 cells. essentially all of the plaque forming cells present in the unsepa ... | 1979 | 387875 |
| enumeration and identification of human leukemic lymphocytes by their natural binding of bacteria. | the recently described property of bacteria to bind to human lymphocytes was used to distinguish between normal and chronic leukemic lymphocyte (cll) populations. strains of the following bacteria were used in this study: arizona hinshawii, escherichia coli strains 1 and 2, bacillus globigii, brucella melitensis, corynebacterium diphtheriae strains 1 and 2, corynebacterium xerosis, sarcina lutea, staphylococcus aureus, and staphylococcus epidermidis. for identification of immunoglobulin-bearing ... | 1977 | 404035 |
| pediatric osteomyelitis: ii. arizona hinshawii osteomyelitis. | two children with sickle cell disease and kwashiorkor developed osteomyelitis caused by an arizona hinshawii infection. biologically, this organism is related to the salmonella species. the infections were successfully treated by surgical drainage and chloramphenicol. | 1979 | 455826 |
| enterobacteriaceae isolated from iguanid lizards of west-central texas. | the prevalence of members of the family enterobacteriaceae in the intestines of seven species of iguanid lizards native to west-central texas was determined. of the 67 lizard specimens examined, 48.7% were infected with salmonella and 9% were infected with salmonella arizonae. two lizard species (sceloporus olivaceus and crotaphytus collaris) were shown to have a 100% prevalence of salmonella. | 1979 | 533273 |
| [isolation of salmonella from marine shellfish]. | the present paper reports the isolation of salmonella from oysters and clams encountered in the marine waters of santos and destined to the human consumption. the results obtained showed the characterization of 41 (59,43%) strains of salmonella arizonae and 28 (40,57%) of salmonella typhimurium, by its cultural biochemical and serological properties. the drug resistance of salmonella to several antibiotics was also investigated by determining the minimal inhibitory concentration in serial agar p ... | 1979 | 554598 |
| [arizona bacteria (salmonella subgenus iii), a rarely identified cause of food infections (author's transl)]. | a report is given of the infection, described under the clinical picture of enteritis, of a one-year old turkish child with salmonella arizonae 61:k:1,5,7 (arizona 26:29-30) which is largely adapted to sheep. it appears that, outside of the usa reports have not been published on infections with this species of salmonella. considering that reports on human infections with salmonellae of the subgenus iii (arizona bacteria) have rarely been published, it was decided to deal with these salmonellae i ... | 1978 | 645292 |
| protection of day-old poults against arizona hinshawii challenge by preincubation streptomycin egg treatment. | poults were protected against challenge with arizona hinshawii 7:1,7,8 inoculated into the yolk sac 30 hours post-hatching by preincubation streptomycin treatment of turkey eggs, administered by temperature-differential egg dipping in a solution composed of 250 ppm of a quaternary ammonium compound, 10 ppm of ethylenediaminetraacetate and streptomycin at 9 mg per ml. mortalities at 17 hours and 22 days postchallenge were respectively 8% and 44% in poults from treated eggs vs 47% and 93% from unt ... | 1978 | 646763 |
| isolation of salmonella arizonae from an aborted bovine foetus. | | 1978 | 747789 |
| antibiotic dipping studies in relation to uptake, embryonic development and arizona hinshawii recoveries from turkey hatching eggs. | antibiotic dipping with gentamicin sulfate by means of the temperature-differential method was effective in reducing but not completely eliminating arizona hinshawii (7:1, 7, 8) from artificially infected turkey hatching eggs. embryonic development was well maintained. the antibiotic dip solution intake was variable from egg to egg. removal of cuticle by means of either 0.2 n hcl or a 10% disodium salt of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid enhanced egg weight gains and maintained good embryonic d ... | 1975 | 810787 |
| development of microagglutination test for detecting arizona hinshawii 7:1,7,8 infection in turkeys. | a microagglutination antigen treated with tetrazolium dye was produced. the culture used was rendered nonmotile by growing in medium containing 1:1,000 concentration of phenol. a trial was conducted by infecting freshly hatched turkey poults with arizona hinshawii 7:1,7,8. an equal number of poults were kept as negative controls. starting with 4-week-old poults, blood samples, cloacal swabs, and environmental samples were obtained at 2-week intervals up to 16 weeks of age. the serum samples were ... | 1977 | 842922 |
| bacteremia due to salmonella arizonae. | | 1976 | 1025125 |
| bactericidal and opsonic activities of normal sheep serum against gram-negative bacteria. | the bactericidal and opsonic activities of normal sheep serum against 9 smooth and 4 rough strains of gram-negative bacteria were measured. three smooth strains-escherichia coli 3662, salmonella typhimurium, and salmonella gallinarum-were resistant to the bactericidal action of normal sheep serum with or without complement. six smooth strains-e coli o78:k80(b), salmonella arizonae, proteus inconstans, klebsiella pneumoniae, salmonella stanley, and salmonella abortus-equi-were moderately sensitiv ... | 1975 | 1098532 |
| arizona hinshawii osteomyelitis with antecedent enteric fever and sepsis. a case report with a review of the literature. | a case of arizona osteomyelitis of the spine which occurred 11 months after an episode of gastroenteritis and enteric fever is presented. as close biochemical and antigenic relative of salmonella, arizona infection produces a similar clinical course with gastrointestinal manifestations frequently preceding localized infections by several months. the boney lesion in the present case and in three of the four other cases of arizona osteomyelitis described in the literature was a chronic inflammatio ... | 1976 | 1274993 |
| salmonella arizonae in the united kingdom from 1966 to 1990. | salmonella arizonae are rarely isolated in the uk. since 1966 there have been sixty-six isolates from humans of whom 35% gave a recent history of foreign travel. terrapins and snakes are potential sources of infection. | 1992 | 1547841 |
| computer-assisted structural analysis of the branched o-specific polysaccharide of salmonella arizonae o63 (arizona o8) on the basis of 13c-n.m.r. data. | | 1990 | 1696169 |
| what is the diagnostic value of beta-d-glucuronidase (bdg) activity of bacteria using fluorocult ecd agar for their cultivation? | a total of 1510 strains from 15 genera of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria were studied. more than 94% of 327 escherichia coli strains showed beta-d-glucuronidase (bdg) activity. seventeen serotypes from 170 e. coli o serogroup representatives were negative. relationship between the existence of bdg positive and negative e. coli strains in the same serogroup or serotype has not been observed. the rate of bdg positivity was 42% among salmonella arizonae strains and 42.2% among shigella st ... | 1991 | 1805501 |
| [bacteremia caused by salmonella arizonae in a patient with malaria]. | | 1990 | 2099864 |
| isolation of salmonellae from dried rattlesnake preparations. | salmonella arizonae and other salmonella serovars were isolated from four different rattlesnake preparations which were used for self-treatment of various diseases. a case of disseminated s. arizonae infection is reported in a patient who had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and ingested dried rattlesnake. | 1990 | 2312681 |
| endogenous endophthalmitis due to salmonella arizonae and hafnia alvei. | enteric pathogens rarely involve organs other than those of the gastrointestinal system. we have reported the case of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis who had endogenous endophthalmitis due to salmonella arizonae and hafnia alvei. the infection probably resulted from the use of snake powder as a food seasoner. after appropriate intravenous, intraocular, subconjunctival, topical, and oral antibiotic therapy based on laboratory susceptibility studies, the patient's condition clinically improved, ... | 1990 | 2346566 |
| salmonella arizonae bacteremia as the presenting manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection following rattlesnake meat ingestion. | recurrent nontyphoid salmonella septicemia is one of the opportunistic infections characteristic of aids. the increased incidence of severe salmonellosis in immunocompromised patients is due, in part, to defective cellular immunity. the literature contains reports of nine cases of extraintestinal salmonella arizonae infections in patients ingesting rattlesnake capsules, all of whom had known underlying medical illnesses. we describe a previously healthy hispanic man who developed s. arizonae bac ... | 1990 | 2359909 |
| studies on feasibility of producing salmonella-free turkeys. | the feasibility of producing salmonella-free turkeys was investigated over a 5-year period. in phase 1, a hatchery-breeder flock operation was monitored extensively for 4 years. hatching eggs from a primary breeder over this period (1978-81) resulted in salmonella-free day-old poults from which 7500 hens and 600 tons were selected for breeders each of the 4 years. approximately 2.5 million poults were produced over the 4 years. salmonella arizonae was isolated from the hatchery debris over a 2-w ... | 1989 | 2522765 |
| [bacterial etiological factors of diarrhea in the stool of infants hospitalized in january 1987]. | the results are presented of the second part of the studies conducted for monitoring of the variability of bacterial factors causing diarrhoea in the youngest children. the presently reported study comprised 42 babies aged from 7 days to 18 months treated in hospital in january 1987. the number of children with diarrhoea hospitalized in this period was relatively smaller than in january 1985, while the incidence of enteropathogenic bacteria in stools was very similar. they included mainly klebsi ... | 1989 | 2701337 |
| experimental salmonella arizonae infection of sheep. | | 1986 | 3594179 |
| comparative in vitro activity of the new oral cephalosporin bmy-28100. | using a broth microdilution method, the in vitro activity of bmy-28100 against 365 clinical strains of commonly isolated bacteria was determined. bmy-28100 showed good activity against streptococci, methicillin-susceptible staphylococci, salmonella spp., shigella spp., and beta-lactamase producing branhamella catarrhalis and haemophilus influenzae. against susceptible strains of these organisms, bmy-28100 showed activity comparable to that of penicillin g, ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, erythromyci ... | 1987 | 3595580 |
| acquisition of salmonella flora by turtle hatchlings on commercial turtle farms. | a commercial turtle pond in south louisiana was studied to identify the mechanism by which turtle hatchlings acquire salmonella flora. the visceral organs and mature eggs removed from 31 adult gravid female turtles over the course of two egg-laying seasons and from 37 adult females during one winter dormant period were examined bacteriologically for salmonella. pond water, egg nest soil, and hatchlings produced by eggs removed from the oviducts and nest soil were also tested. eighty-eight turtle ... | 1987 | 3690422 |
| in vivo transfer of antibiotic resistance to a strain of salmonella arizonae. | two trials were conducted to determine the transferability of antibiotic resistance in vivo between two strains of enteric bacteria. newly hatched turkey poults were inoculated per os with a strain of escherichia coli resistant to kanamycin, tetracycline, and ampicillin, a strain of salmonella arizonae resistant to nalidixic acid and streptomycin, or both strains. kanamycin was added to the drinking water of some poults. to test for s. arizonae cells which had received transferable resistance de ... | 1986 | 3703777 |
| a computer-assisted structural analysis of regular polysaccharides on the basis of 13c-n.m.r. data. | a computerised approach to the structural analysis of unbranched regular polysaccharides is described, which is based on an evaluation of the 13c-n.m.r. spectra for all possible primary structures within the additive scheme starting from the chemical shifts of the 13c resonances of the constituent monosaccharides and the average values of the glycosylation effects. the analysis reveals a structure (or structures), the evaluated spectrum of which resembles most closely that observed. the approach ... | 1988 | 3378242 |
| a new salmonella serotype salmonella arizonae (28 : z : z10) with urease-positive character (a note). | | 1985 | 4082900 |
| salmonella isolations from snakes and other reptiles. | bacteriological examination of faeces and swabs from fourteen species of reptiles predominantly constrictors, yielded six serotypes of salmonella as well as arizona hinshawii, proteus species, citrobacter freundii and enterobacter species. organisms isolated were identified using conventional bacteriological methods and yielded two serotypes of salmonellae not previously identified in canada: salmonella nima and salmonella 58:a. | 1973 | 4270441 |
| structural studies on the fucosamine-containing o-specific polysaccharide of proteus vulgaris o19. | the polysaccharide chain of proteus vulgaris o19 lipopolysaccharide contains d-galactose, n-acetyl-d-glucosamine n-acetyl-d-galactosamine and n-acetyl-l-fucosamine in the ratio 1:1:1:1. the structure of the polysaccharide was established by full acid hydrolysis and methylation analysis, as well as by non-destructive methods, i.e. the computer-assisted evaluation of the 13c-nmr spectrum and computer-assisted evaluation of the specific optical rotation by klyne's rule. the polysaccharide is regula ... | 1989 | 2651127 |
| studies on natural infection and egg transmission of arizona hinshawii 7:1,7,8 in turkeys. | | 1974 | 4605164 |
| fatty acid composition of paracolons: arizona, citrobacter, and providencia. | the fatty acid compositions of stationary-phase cultures of arizona arizonae, citrobacter freundii, providencia alcalifaciens, providencia stuartii, and providencia sp. were studied. the major fatty acids of a. arizonae, c. freundii, and providencia were 16:0, 16:1, 17:cyclopropane, and 19:cyclopropane. the fatty acid compositions of the two strains of a. arizonae examined were similar to each other, but the three strains of c. freundii differed from one another in their fatty acid compositions. ... | 1973 | 4698216 |
| arizona hinshawii infection in turkey poults: pathologic changes. | | 1973 | 4712805 |
| effectiveness of gentamicin sulfate against paracolobactrum arizonae infection of turkey poults. | | 1970 | 5501092 |
| rapid method for detection, identification, and susceptibility testing of enteric pathogens. | three hundred and seven colonies believed to be enteric pathogens were selected from primary plates of macconkey, xylose desoxycholate, or salmonella-shigella agar for inoculation to lactose-sucrose broth, urea-41 motility medium, modified andrade glucose broth with inverted durham tube, pregrowth broth, triple sugar iron agar, lysine iron agar (lia), and christensen urea agar. the rapid screen consisted of interpreting the lactose-sucrose, urea-41 motility, and modified andrade glucose broth ga ... | 1983 | 6338037 |
| r plasmid-mediated gentamicin resistance in salmonellae isolated from turkeys and their environment. | gentamicin-resistant salmonellae were isolated from turkey poults, hatching eggs, and litter on three unrelated farms and from a scrub jay (aphelocoma coerulescens) on a fourth farm unrelated to the other three. the isolates were salmonella arizonae from three of the farms (poults, eggs, scrub jay) and s. thompson (litter) from the fourth farm. the genes responsible for gentamicin resistance were located on the same conjugal plasmid. this plasmid also encoded resistance to kanamycin, streptomyci ... | 1983 | 6357185 |
| arizona hinshawii septicemia associated with rattlesnake powder--california. | | 1983 | 6412051 |
| enterobacteriaceae and aeromonas hydrophila in minnesota frogs and tadpoles (rana pipiens). | in 222 rana pipiens frogs and 34 tadpoles captured in and near minnesota, aeromonas hydrophila and 29 species of enterobacteriaceae, including yersinia enterocolitica and salmonella arizonae, were isolated from intestines. the prevalence of members of the family enterobacteriaceae was lowest in frogs captured in early spring and highest in frogs captured in late summer. | 1983 | 6607034 |
| effective control of a gentamicin-resistant salmonella arizonae infection in turkey poults. | a gentamicin-resistant salmonella arizonae isolate was identified as the cause of an unusually high early mortality rate in several flocks of poults produced by a primary turkey breeder. the company routinely dipped its hatching eggs in 500 ppm gentamicin before incubation and injected each poult at 1 day of age with 1 mg gentamicin. mortality was reduced to normal, but s. arizonae was not eliminated by injecting the day-old poults with higher doses of gentamicin. s. arizonae was not isolated fr ... | 1983 | 6639554 |
| [computer analysis of the structure of branched o-specific polysaccharide of salmonella arizonae o63 (arizona 08) from 13c-nmr data]. | a computerised approach to the structural analysis of branched regular polysaccharides on the basis of the 13c nmr spectra is described. deviations from additivity of the glycosidation effects for the monosaccharides arranged in branch points are taken into account. the approach has been verified by using data on bacterial polysaccharide of s. arizonae 063. | 1989 | 2483047 |
| eradication of arizona hinshawii from artificially infected turtle eggs. | turtle eggs, 24 h old, were infected with arizona hinshawii and treated 48 h later with gentamicin sulfate (garasol; shering corp., allantown, n.j.) by pressure differential egg dip treatment to ascertain the concentration of this reagent required to eradicate this pathogen from eggs. infected eggs treated with 1,000 or 1,500 micrograms of gentamicin per ml of dip solution eliminated detectable a. hinshawii from eggs as determined by testing shells and embryo-yolk homogenates of 12-day-old eggs ... | 1983 | 6682646 |
| [the structure of o-specific polysaccharide chains of lipopolysaccharides from citrobacter 032 and salmonella arizonae 064 (arizona 29)]. | on the basis of acid hydrolysis, methylation, smith degradation, selective cleavage with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, and 13c nmr analysis, the repeating unit of the o-specific polysaccharide of citrobacter o32 was concluded to have the following structure: (formula: see text). the repeating unit of the salmonella arizonae o64 o-specific polysaccharide has the same structure lacking the o-acetyl group. | 1988 | 2458736 |
| [antigenic bacterial polysaccharides. 24. the structure of the o-specific polysaccharide chain of salmonella arizonae 063 (arizona 08) lipopolysaccharide]. | the o-specific polysaccharide chain of the salmonella arizonae o63 lipopolysaccharide is composed of d-glucose, d-galactose, n-acetyl-d-galactosamine, and 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxy-d-galactose (fuc3nac) residues in the ratio 1:1:2:1. on the basis of methylation analysis and calculations of 13c-nmr-spectra of the polysaccharide and of the product of its selective cleavage with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, the linear polymer lacking 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxygalactose, it was concluded that the polysac ... | 1987 | 2449220 |
| [antigenic bacterial polysaccharides. 23. the structure of the o-specific polysaccharide chain of salmonella arizonae 059 lipopolysaccharide]. | the o-specific polysaccharide of salmonella arizonae o59 (arizona 19) is composed of d-galactose, n-acetyl-d-glucosamine, and n-acetyl-l-fucosamine (fucnac, 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-l-galactose) in the ratio 1:1:1. the computerized calculation of the 13c nmr spectrum of the polysaccharide, based on the monosaccharide composition, spectra of the free monosaccharides and glycosydation effects, together with the chemical analysis (methylation and smith degradation) showed that the polysaccharide is ... | 1987 | 2447898 |
| septic arthritis due to arizona hinshawii. | arizona hinshawii, a gram negative bacillus which bears antigenic similarities to genus salmonella is an uncommon cause of human disease. we report 3 patients who in an immunocompromised state developed septic arthritis due to arizona hinshawii. treatment with systemic antibiotics and repeated joint aspiration was successful. the infection was recurrent in 2 patients and 1 died of septicemia. previous cases of arizona hinshawii septic arthritis are reviewed. | 1983 | 6842473 |
| mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm with aortoenteric fistula caused by arizona hinshawii. | a case of bacteremic infection of a nonaneurysmal atherosclerotic infrarenal abdominal aorta by arizona hinshawii that resulted in formation of a false aneurysm and secondary aortoduodenal fistula is reported and analyzed. patients with bacteremia, gastroenteritis, or localized infectious processes due to arizona species should be considered at risk for possible secondary arterial infection from transient bacteremia. in addition, patients over 50 years of age with atherosclerosis or patients wit ... | 1982 | 6895801 |
| pet turtles: a continuing international threat to public health. | the occurrence of salmonella spp. in red-eared (pseudemys scripta elegans) turtle eggs imported into canada from louisiana in june to september 1988 was examined. of 28 lots tested, six (21%) lots from three of four exporters harbored salmonellae. salmonella poona and salmonella arizonae were frequently encountered in both fertile eggs and packaging moss. turtles hatched in our laboratory from affected lots of eggs shed salmonella in tank water for up to 11 months. widespread use of gentamicin o ... | 1990 | 2372004 |
| the use of salmonella schottmulleri for mapping and separation of human lymphocyte subpopulations. | human lymphocyte subpopulations (b cells, b1, b2, t1, t2, t3, and t4 cells; our denomination) have been previously identified and isolated by bacterial adherence and functional differences between them have been demonstrated. here we examined the binding properties of salmonella schottmulleri to human lymphocytes in peripheral blood smears and found that it binds to more lymphocyte subpopulations, namely b, t1, t2 and t3 cells, than any bacteria previously tested. thus, using only four bacteria: ... | 1981 | 6976306 |
| circannual variations in the b cell/t cell ratio in normal human peripheral blood. | in previous studies we have shown that b cells and subpopulations of t cells can be identified in blood smears with bacteria used as markers that bind spontaneously to lymphocytes. we have also identified ig-bearing cells by using an escherichia coli coated with anti-human ig antibody. here we determined the absolute values and the percentage of b cells and of other lymphocyte subpopulations in the peripheral blood of six normal donors every 2 mo for 1 yr. we found that the total leukocyte count ... | 1981 | 7026646 |
| gram-negative, aerobic, enteric pathogens among intestinal microflora of wild turkey vultures (cathartes aura) in west central texas. | the prevalence of gram-negative bacterial species in the intestines of 20 apparently healthy turkey vultures (cathartes aura) was determined. edwardsiella tarda, plesiomonas shigelloides, salmonella, and arizona hinshawii (salmonella arizonae) were each recovered from 15% of these birds. turkey vultures may be important reservoirs of these bacterial pathogens. | 1981 | 7032423 |
| salmonella arizonae in patients with aids along the u.s.-mexican border. | | 1990 | 2362612 |
| a new salmonella serotype salmonella arizonae (47:1, v:z) with dulcitol positive and h2s negative variants. | | 1982 | 7185270 |
| [human salmonellosis and turtles in france]. | two immunosuppressed children were infected with salmonella, due to turtles living in water. so we investigated the carriage of salmonella among those animals. among the 95 investigated animals, 10 were carrying salmonella (arizonae, rissen, pomona and blockley). the water of 6 containers out of 20 contained salmonella. comparing our data to others in the litterature, we conclude that human salmonellosis, acquired from turtles are not, by now, a major problem in france. nevertheless, a number of ... | 1990 | 2320779 |
| rattlesnake capsule-induced salmonella arizonae bacteremia. | | 1990 | 2219898 |
| research note: incidence, number, and serotypes of salmonella on frozen broiler chickens at retail. | two similar trials were conducted to evaluate broiler carcasses at retail for incidence, number, and serotypes of salmonellae. twelve frozen carcasses were purchased from each of three retail outlets on two sampling days. two of the brands purchased were produced and processed conventionally, but the third brand was produced and processed under organic conditions. the frozen carcasses were tempered to 4.4 c prior to microbiological sampling. all carcasses were sampled using a mechanical shaker a ... | 1991 | 1886849 |
| cloning, sequencing and distribution of the salmonella typhimurium lt2 sialidase gene, nanh, provides evidence for interspecies gene transfer. | the salmonella typhimurium lt2 sialidase (neuraminidase, ec 3.2.1.18) structural gene, nanh, has been cloned and sialidase overproduced from multicopy plasmids in escherichia coli. sialidase expression was regulated positively by camp. in contrast, certain tn1000 insertions located upstream of nanh coding sequences reduced sialidase activity. a nanh chromosomal insertion mutation constructed by marker exchange demonstrated a single sialidase gene copy in s. typhimurium lt2. the complete nucleoti ... | 1992 | 1602967 |
| chronic proliferative rhinitis associated with salmonella arizonae in sheep. | | 1992 | 1448906 |
| arizona hinshawii bacteraemia and meningitis in a child: a case report. | an 8-week-old infant presented with arizona hinshawii meningitis and bacteraemia. the child responded well to the administration of parenteral ampicillin and chloramphenicol. however, chloramphenicol was discontinued after one day of therapy, and a. hinshawii was recultured from the cerebrospinal fluid on the fifth day. chloramphenicol therapy was restarted and the patient had an uneventful recovery. this report is the first description of a. hinshawii meningitis and should alert clinicians to t ... | 1980 | 7430397 |
| the structure of the o-specific polysaccharide chain of the lipopolysaccharide of salmonella arizonae o61. | the o-specific polysaccharide was obtained by mild degradation of the salmonella arizonae o61 lipopolysaccharide with acid. it contained 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucose, 2-acetamidino-2,6-dideoxy-l-galactose (fucam), and 7-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-5-[(r)-3-hydroxybutyramido]-d- glycero-l-galacto-nonulosonic acid (sug). on the basis of partial acid hydrolysis with 0.1 m hcl, solvolysis with anhydrous hf in methanol, and 1h- and 13c-nmr analysis (including 1h/13c inversely correlated spectroscop ... | 1992 | 1394306 |
| bone and joint infection with arizona hinshawii: report of a case and a review of the literature. | the arizona group of gram-negative enteric microorganisms is closely related to the genus salmonella. arizona infection is common in avian and reptilian species. whereas arizona intestinal infection has been observed in humans, extraintestinal disease has infrequently been described. a case of a 23-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and sickle cell trait who acquired arizona hinshawii osteomyelitis and septis arthritis is presented. the patient recovered after treatment with ampici ... | 1975 | 1211411 |
| arizona hinshawii infections. new cases, antimicrobial sensitivities, and literature review. | although disease caused by arizona hinshawii is known to resemble the spectrum of clinical syndromes seen with salmonella infections, little is known of their sensitivity to antimicrobials. we present three cases that are illustrative of arizona sepsis, localized infection, or both; review the literature; and report sensitivities to 12 antimicrobials for 32 human and animal isolates of arizona hinshawii from various geographic areas. with the exception of erythromycin and streptomycin, most stra ... | 1976 | 984610 |
| small pet aquarium frogs as a source of salmonella. | salmonellae were isolated from 21% of the samples of freshwater aquarium frogs tested and from 25% of the samples of aquarium water containing these frogs. the salmonellae were salmonella arizonae, s. bovis-morbificans, s. hadar, s. saint-paul, s. typhimurium, and s. worthington. these isolations were made over a period of 9 months and from three different cities. this association of salmonellae with frogs may contribute to cases of human salmonellosis since other aquarium species have already b ... | 1977 | 879765 |
| plating medium for differentiation salmonella arizonae from other salmonellae. | a differential plating medium developed for isolation of salmonella arizonae produces a uniform reaction for both lactose-negative and -positive s. arizonae and differentiates s. arizonae from other salmonellae. | 1977 | 848963 |
| salmonella arizonae bacteremia in a cat. | | 1977 | 830630 |
| salmonella arizonae infection and colonisation of the upper respiratory tract of sheep. | | 1994 | 7856034 |
| nontyphoidal salmonellal septicemia in gabonese children infected with schistosoma intercalatum. | relapses of enteric fever induced by schistosoma intercalatum have been observed to occur in central africa. in libreville, gabon, 70 children (ages, 2.1-15.9 years) who were seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus and were hospitalized for septicemic salmonellosis underwent rectal biopsy for diagnosis of s. intercalatum infection. a nontyphoidal salmonella species was isolated from 53 of the 70 patients: salmonella typhimurium in 14 cases; salmonella enteritidis in 7 cases; salmonella gal ... | 1994 | 8054417 |
| salmonella arizonae peritonitis secondary to ingestion of rattlesnake capsules for gastric cancer. | | 1993 | 8229147 |
| cloning and molecular characterization of a gene involved in salmonella adherence and invasion of cultured epithelial cells. | our laboratories have independently identified a gene in salmonella choleraesuis and salmonella typhimurium that is necessary for efficient adherence and entry of these organisms into cultured epithelial cells. introduction of a mutated gene into several salmonella strains belonging to different serotypes rendered these organisms deficient for adherence and invasion of cultured cells. this effect was most pronounced in the host-adapted serotypes salmonella gallinarum, s. choleraesuis, and salmon ... | 1993 | 8382333 |
| ovine fetal infection due to salmonella arizonae. | | 1978 | 709505 |
| role of enteric pathogens in the aetiology of neonatal diarrhoea in lambs and goat kids in spain. | faeces samples from diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic lambs and goat kids aged 1-45 days were examined for enteric pathogens. cryptosporidium parvum was detected in both diarrhoeic lambs (45%) and goat kids (42%) but not in non-diarrhoeic animals. f5+ (k99+) and/or f41+ escherichia coli strains were isolated from 26% and 22% of the diarrhoeic lambs and goat kids, respectively, although these strains, which did not produce enterotoxins st i or lt i, were found with similar frequencies in non-diarrhoe ... | 1996 | 8760970 |
| structural and serological studies of lipopolysaccharides of citrobacter o35 and o38 antigenically related to salmonella. | structural analysis using 13c nmr spectroscopy and methylation showed that lipopolysaccharides (lpss) of citrobacter freundii o35 and salmonella arizonae o59 have structurally identical o-specific polysaccharide chains, and those of c. freundii o38 and salmonella kentucky differ only in the presence of o-acetyl groups in the former. serological relationships between the structurally similar lpss were demonstrated using inhibition of elisa, rocket immunoelectrophoresis, double gel diffusion, and ... | 1996 | 8821392 |
| specific and sensitive two-step polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of salmonella species. | a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay was applied for the selective amplification of a characteristic sequence within a salmonella-specific chromosomal fragment. a two-temperature pcr cycle enhanced both the speed and overall sensitivity of the amplification procedure. twenty-one well-characterized salmonella strains and a number of non-salmonella strains were tested. with the exception of the rarely isolated salmonella arizonae strain, the pcr-based approach enabled the specific identificatio ... | 1996 | 8874081 |
| [structure of the salmonella from animals, birds and the environment through the period of 1970-1975]. | studied were biochemically and serologically the species of a total of 8738 salmonella cultures. most of the investigated strains belonged to subgenus i--95 species; to subgenus ii belonged one species (salmonella sofia); to subgenus iii belonged 4 species: salmonella arizonae 11:b:1, 7; salmonella arizonae 35:r:z35; salmonella arizonae 35:z52:1, 5, 7; salmonella arizonae 58:rz53:z57 of three serologic groups. the attention was focused on more than 20 (new to this country) salmonellae among whic ... | 1977 | 595376 |
| differentiation of bacterial 16s rrna genes and intergenic regions and mycobacterium tuberculosis katg genes by structure-specific endonuclease cleavage. | we describe here a new approach for analyzing nucleic acid sequences using a structure-specific endonuclease, cleavase i. we have applied this technique to the detection and localization of mutations associated with isoniazid resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis and for differentiating bacterial genera, species and strains. the technique described here is based on the observation that single strands of dnas can assume defined conformations, which can be detected and cleaved by structure-spec ... | 1996 | 8940459 |
| laboratory-acquired infections at the national animal disease center 1960--1976. | experience with exposure to, or infection with pathogenic agents at the national animal disease center is summarized. a total of 60 laboratory-associated exposures to infectious disease agents were reported. forty-nine exposures resulted from known accidents, but the other 11 were identified only after the development of clinical or serological manifestations of infection. eighteen cases of laboratory-acquired infections were reviewed. brucellosis, the most frequently reported laboratory-acquire ... | 1978 | 565343 |
| ulcerative keratitis associated with salmonella arizonae infection in a horse. | salmonella arizonae 61:1,5, was isolated in pure culture from the eye of a horse with unilateral ulcerative keratitis. the eye responded well to treatment with atropine sulfate and polymyxin b-bacitracin-neomycin ophthalmic ointments. in swab specimens taken after the lesion had healed, salmonella was not found to be a constituent of the bacterial flora of the horse's eyes. | 1985 | 4008308 |
| incidence and in vitro acquisition of transferable drug resistance in salmonella arizonae. | fifty-eight cultures of salmonella arizonae isolated in 1983 from poultry sources and 21 cultures isolated in 1972 to 1974 were screened for resistance to nalidixic acid, chloramphenicol, triple sulfa, ampicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin, and kanamycin by the standardized disc susceptibility method. sensitivity to all seven drugs was observed in 51% of the cultures tested (76% of the older cultures and 41% of the recent isolates). resistance to two or more drugs was observed in 36% of the cul ... | 1985 | 4001074 |
| comparative in vitro activity of aztreonam and other antimicrobial agents against salmonella species. | the in vitro activity of aztreonam, the first monobactam antibiotic, was compared with that of 17 other antimicrobial agents against 79 strains of salmonella species. the microorganisms were isolated from hospitalized patients, surface waters and seafoods during the decade 1975-1984. they included the following species: salmonella typhi 63, salmonella typhimurium 5, salmonella wien 5, salmonella heidelberg 2, salmonella arizonae 2, salmonella paratyphi b 1 and salmonella enteritidis 1. the minim ... | 1985 | 3836124 |
| transmission of lac by the sex factor e in erwinia strains from human clinical sources. | lactose-utilizing (lac(+)) strains of erwinia spp. from human clinical material transfer lac by conjugation to plant strains of erwinia herbicola and erwinia amylovora, to other erwinia strains from human clinical sources, and also to escherichia coli, paracolobactrum arizonae, salmonella typhimurium, and shigella dysenteriae. the frequency of this transfer varies with the donor and recipient strains employed. the lac genes appear stable in these exconjugants, and they are not cured by acridine ... | 1973 | 4582635 |
| [investigation on an outbreak of salmonella arizonae food poisoning]. | | 1983 | 6675986 |
| simultaneous occurrence of salmonella arizonae in a sulfur crested cockatoo (cacatua galerita galerita) and iguanas. | a case of fatal hepatitis in a captive sulfur crested cockatoo (cacatua galerita galerita) in which salmonella arizonae was microbiologically and immunohistochemically detected is described. the death of the cockatoo was closely related to the arrival of a group of 10 green iguanas (iguana iguana) at a pet shop, and no previous clinical signs were observed in the cockatoo. the most important lesion observed at necropsy of the cockatoo was a multifocal necrotic hepatitis. salmonella arizonae was ... | 1998 | 9876856 |
| arizona hinshawii osteomyelitis associated with a pet snake. | | 1984 | 6728711 |
| efficacy of salmonella enteritidis-immune lymphokines on horizontal transmission of s. arizonae in turkeys and s. gallinarum in chickens. | salmonella arizonae (sa) and s. gallinarum (sg) are of economic importance to international poultry production because of their pathogenesis in young poultry during the first week after hatching. previous studies from our laboratory have shown immune lymphokines (ilk) produced by s. enteritidis (se)-immunized chickens provide protection against se organ invasion in day-old chickens and turkey poults. previous studies have also demonstrated that sg organ invasion was significantly decreased by ad ... | 1999 | 10426450 |
| gastrointestinal colonization by salmonellae and pathogenic escherichia coli in monoxenic and holoxenic chicks and poults. | chicks monocolonized by either salmonellae or pathogenic strains of escherichia coli had persistent and undiminished colonization of all levels of the gastrointestinal tract and frequently had bacteremia during test periods ranging to 35 days. poults monocolonized by salmonellae or arizona hinshawii 7:"1,7,8 developed a similar pattern of colonization. conventionally reared chicks and poults had rather variable colonization by these pathogens, and it was most persistent in the ceca. groups treat ... | 1982 | 6756370 |
| [pathomorphological changes in the eyes of turkeys in salmonella arizonae infections]. | in one flock, one-eye blindness was observed in the chronical course of disease after infection with the germs of salmonella arizonae. changes such as granulomatous iridocyclochorioretinitis with the finding of the bacterial causative agent directly in the pathologically affected tissue were diagnosed on the basis of detailed histological examination of the affected eyeballs. the changes affected almost all parts of the eyeball (iris, ciliary body, lens, retina and chorioid) and were characteriz ... | 1982 | 6815861 |
| identification by 16s ribosomal rna gene sequencing of an enterobacteriaceae species from a bone marrow transplant recipient. | to ascertain the clinical relevance of a strain of enterobacteriaceae isolated from the stool of a bone marrow transplant recipient with diarrhoea. the isolate could not be identified to the genus level by conventional phenotypic methods and required 16s ribosomal rna (rrna) gene sequencing for full identification. | 2000 | 11040945 |
| normal oral bacterial flora from some southern african snakes. | eighteen snakes representing 11 species were subject to mouth swabbing on 58 occasions. of these swabs, 52.2% were positive for bacteria. a total of 92 bacterial isolates were cultured, representing 30 species of which 81.5% were enterobacteriaceae, 16.3% gram positive cocci, and 2.2% anaerobes. swabs from non-venomous snakes were more commonly bacteriologically sterile than those from venomous snakes (p = 0.0107). the oral bacterial flora did not differ between captive and newly captured snakes ... | 2001 | 11769348 |
| overwhelming infection in a cancer patient caused by arizona hinshawii: its relation to snake pill ingestion. | | 1982 | 6924821 |
| [purulent pericarditis due to salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae]. | | 2002 | 11820989 |
| transovarian passage, visceral distribution, and pathogenicity of salmonella in snakes. | transovarian passage of salmonella was evaluated in snakes by cesarean delivery and subsequent bacteriological examination of fetuses. in all cases, the same salmonella serotype was isolated from the feces of gravid females and their fetuses. the visceral distribution of salmonella in normal snakes was found to involve almost all visceral organs. of nonenteric organs examined, salmonella was recovered most often from the livers and ureters. experimental infections with salmonella typhimurium and ... | 1982 | 7044975 |
| arizona hinshawii infection of an atherosclerotic abdominal aorta. | a patient with arizonae hinshawii infection of an atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm is described to emphasize the similarity of the nonenteric infections of man by arizona and salmonella organisms. these genera are similar bacteriologically, ecologically, and clinically. this case emphasizes the need for thoroughly considering the differential diagnosis when encountering cryptic bacteremia with either organism. | 1981 | 7212900 |
| street foods in accra, ghana: how safe are they? | to investigate the microbial quality of foods sold on streets of accra and factors predisposing to their contamination. | 2002 | 12163918 |
| spontaneous arizona hinshawii peritonitis in cirrhosis with ascites. | arizona hinshawii, a gram-negative enteric pathogen, causes serious infections in fowl, reptiles, and other animals. in humans, gastroenteritis, enteric fever, septicemia, and localized infections due to arizona have occurred. there are no previous reports of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis secondary to arizona, however. we report here a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to arizona occurring in a patient with cirrhosis of the alcoholic type. the patient was treated with a 10-day co ... | 1981 | 7239142 |
| osteomyelitis associated with salmonella enterica ss arizonae in a colony of ridgenose rattlesnakes (crotalus willardi). | the identification of three arizona ridgenose rattlesnakes (crotalus willardi) with salmonella arizonae-associated osteomyelitis led to a 5-yr prospective study of radiographic signs and salmonella intestinal carriage rates in a 19-member colony of this rattlesnake species. ventrodorsal radiographs were performed and cloacal swabs were cultured for salmonella spp. annually. ten snakes survived the 5-yr period, with six of them remaining free of bony lesions. three snakes that had no bony lesions ... | 2002 | 12564525 |
| [gastrointestinal manifestations of aids in adults in mali]. | our main objective consists in evaluating the frequency of digestive signs and digestive opportunistic infections in aids patients with diarrhea. the prospective study occurred from january 1997 to july 1998 in bamako hospitals. the patients underwent a clinical examination, blood and stools tests, and sometimes upper digestive endoscopy. among 434 cases of aids, 426 patients (98%) had at least one digestive sign. the main digestive signs were diarrhea (80.1%), abdominal pains (62.2%), vomiting ... | 2002 | 12596372 |
| evaluation of the vitek 2 id-gnb assay for identification of members of the family enterobacteriaceae and other nonenteric gram-negative bacilli and comparison with the vitek gni+ card. | we evaluated the vitek 2 id-gnb identification card (biomérieux, inc., durham, n.c.) for its ability to identify members of the family enterobacteriaceae and other gram-negative bacilli that are isolated in clinical microbiology laboratories. using 482 enteric stock cultures and 103 strains of oxidase-positive, gram-negative glucose-fermenting and nonfermenting bacilli that were maintained at -70 degrees c and passaged three times before use, we inoculated cards according to the manufacturer's d ... | 2003 | 12734254 |
| [arizonae subspecies salmonella enterica urinary infection with confusional syndrome]. | infections due to subspecies arizonae salmonella enterica are rare. these infections are transmitted by reptiles. we report the case of s. arizonae urinary tract infection that occurred in an immunocompetent woman. | 2003 | 12754450 |
| fatal case of salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae gastroenteritis in an infant with microcephaly. | salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae is a common gut inhabitant of reptiles, with snakes as the most common reservoir. though human cases due to this organism are exceedingly rare, it may infect young infants and immunocompromised individuals with a history of intimate associations with reptiles. gastroenteritis is the most common presentation; others include peritonitis, pleuritis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, and bacteremia. we report a fatal case of s. enterica subsp. arizonae gastroenteritis in ... | 2003 | 14662995 |