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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2004, p. 3399-3405, Vol. 42, No. 8
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3399-3405.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype Typhimurium during Passage in Intestines of Broiler Chickens Fed on Diets That Included Ionophore Anticoccidial Supplements

Salvatore Scalzo,1 John E. Corkill,2 David J. Shanks,1 Timothy G. Rowan,1* José Delaval,3 Andrew Fleetwood,1 Martin Murphy,4 and C. Anthony Hart2

Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Pfizer Animal Health, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ,1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 3GA, United Kingdom,2 RBK House, Irishtown, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland,4 Laboratoire de Touraine, Parçay-Meslay, 37023 Tours, France3

Received 1 December 2003/ Returned for modification 5 March 2004/ Accepted 16 April 2004

The effect of continuous in-feed administration of anticoccidial agents on antimicrobial sensitivity and the level of bacterial shedding in poultry experimentally infected with Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhimurium definitive type 104 (DT104) were investigated. On day 0, 1,200 1-day-old Salmonella-free broiler chicks were placed into 50 pens, and the pens were randomly allocated to one of five treatments: nonsupplemented (negative control; T1), monensin at 120 mg/kg of diet (T2), salinomycin at 60 mg/kg of diet (T3), semduramicin at 20 mg/kg of diet (T4), or semduramicin at 25 mg/kg of diet (T5). Each bird was inoculated with a well-characterized strain of serotype Typhimurium DT104 on day 10. On day 49, the birds were euthanatized humanely. Bulk fecal samples were collected on days 13, 43, and 48 and were examined for organisms which had acquired resistance. The genetic basis of acquired resistance was determined from representative samples of isolates. Of 784 Salmonella-selective plates supplemented with antimicrobial agents, only 33 showed growth. These isolates came from all treatment regimens, including the nonsupplemented control. A number of phenotypic changes were observed; these included changes in motility, phage type, and agglutination properties. Supplementation of the diet with an anticoccidial drug does not appear to affect antimicrobial resistance or the level of excretion of salmonellae. Most of the changes observed do not seem to be related to the presence of a supplement in feed. Salmonellae appear to be capable of acquiring antimicrobial resistance and phenotypic changes independently of specific antimicrobial selection pressures.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Pfizer Animal Health, IPC 896, Ramsgate Rd., Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 1304 646504. Fax: 44 1304 656257. E-mail: tim.rowan{at}pfizer.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2004, p. 3399-3405, Vol. 42, No. 8
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3399-3405.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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