Madeleine De Sousa Violante, Carole Feurer, Valérie Michel, Karol Romero, Ludovic Mallet, Michel-Yves Mistou, Sabrina Cadel-Six
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Abstract
Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant (Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-) are among the most prevalent serovars worldwide. Even though these serovars have been the focus of many studies, their spread has not yet been investigated in French pig herds and slaughterhouses at a regional scale. Here, we characterized the genomic diversity of 188 Salmonella strains belonging to sequence type (ST) 19 and 34. These strains were isolated from pigs in metropolitan France between 2014 and 2019. Samples were collected from 10 regions, three of which together represent 75% of French pig production in 2020. To contextualize the French Salmonella genomes at a worldwide level, 193 ST 34 genomes from three continents and 14 countries were also included. This study revealed little diversity in ST 34 strains circulating in France, suggesting that one or two clones are spreading within pig herds and slaughterhouses. In silico virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes were investigated to understand the prevalence of these strains among farmed pigs and in the slaughterhouse environment. A comparison with ST 34 isolates from other countries highlighted the genomic specificity of the ST 34 monophasic variants in France, with some exceptions concerning isolates from bordering countries. This work provides new insights into the dynamics of S. Typhimurium and its monophasic variant sampled in French pig herds and slaughterhouses.
Importance: Salmonellosis is a leading cause of bacterial infection in humans and animals around the world. This study provides a snapshot of the genomic diversity of one of the most prevalent Salmonella serovars (Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-) circulating on French pig farms between 2013 and 2021. We investigated the link between geographical and genomic diversity. The analyses revealed little diversity of the strains, suggesting that one or two clones are spreading within French pig herds. We also in silico screened genetic elements that could explain the prevalence of these strains among farmed pigs and in the slaughterhouse environment. Finally, the comparison with isolates from other countries highlighted the genomic specificity of these two French sequence type 34 clones. This work provides new insights into the dynamics of S. Typhimurium and S. 4,[5],12:i:- sampled from pig herds and slaughterhouses in France, thus laying the foundations for future analyses.
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Microbiology Spectrum publishes commissioned review articles on topics in microbiology representing ten content areas: Archaea; Food Microbiology; Bacterial Genetics, Cell Biology, and Physiology; Clinical Microbiology; Environmental Microbiology and Ecology; Eukaryotic Microbes; Genomics, Computational, and Synthetic Microbiology; Immunology; Pathogenesis; and Virology. Reviews are interrelated, with each review linking to other related content. A large board of Microbiology Spectrum editors aids in the development of topics for potential reviews and in the identification of an editor, or editors, who shepherd each collection.