Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Transferable colicinogeny in Salmonella bareilly

N C Sharma¹, R Bhatia

¹National Salmonella & Escherichia Centre, Central Research Institute, Kasauli.

The Indian Journal of Medical Research

|July 1, 1993

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Climate change mitigation potential of fruit orchards in the mid-hills of the Indian Himalayas.

Journal of environmental management·2026

Same author

Developing a Standardised National Model of Care for Treatment of Peanut Allergy in Infants: The ADAPT Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Program.

Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology·2025

Same author

Assessing the interplay of paclobutrazol and micronutrients for enhanced litchi production.

Scientific reports·2025

Same author

Cross-sectional associations of proteomic age acceleration with self-reported physical and mental health and depression symptoms among those with and without cancer.

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice·2025

Same author

Non-specific myocardial fibrosis in young competitive athletes: clinical significance and risk prediction by a powerful machine learning-based model.

Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society·2024

Same author

Prevalence and clinical significance of electrocardiographic complete right bundle branch block in young individuals.

European journal of preventive cardiology·2024

This study found that some Salmonella bareilly isolates produce colicins, particularly Col V. Transferable colicinogeny and multidrug resistance were observed, marking a significant discovery for Salmonella bareilly research.

Area of Science:

Microbiology
Bacteriology
Genetics

Background:

Salmonella bareilly is an important bacterial species.
Colicin production and antibiotic resistance are key virulence factors.
Understanding the genetic basis of these traits is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the prevalence of colicin production in Salmonella bareilly isolates.
To determine the characteristics of colicin-producing strains, including antibiotic resistance.
To explore the transferability of colicinogeny and drug resistance.

Main Methods:

Screening of 500 Salmonella bareilly isolates for colicin production.
Phenotypic characterization of colicin producers, including antibiotic susceptibility testing.

Related Experiment Videos

Conjugation experiments to assess the transfer of colicinogeny and drug resistance.

Main Results:

5.6% of isolates were colicin producers, with 96.4% producing Col V.
None produced aerobactin; 64.3% exhibited multidrug resistance.
Transferable colicinogeny and drug resistance were demonstrated in 85.2% of tested strains via conjugation.

Conclusions:

This study demonstrates transferable colicinogeny in Salmonella bareilly for the first time.
Colicin V production is common in these isolates and often associated with multidrug resistance.
The findings have implications for understanding Salmonella epidemiology and control.