Binns SH, Speakman AJ, Dawson S, Bennett M, Gaskell RM and Hart CA (1998)
The use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to examine the epidemiology of Bordetella bronchiseptica isolated from cats and other species. Epidemiology and Infection 120:201-208
Abstract:
A collection (164) of isolates of Bordetella bronchiseptica made predominantly from cats (132) but also from
dogs (15), pigs (12) and other species was examined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis following macrorestriction
digestion with XbaI. Each isolate was analysed twice and the patterns were entirely reproducible. The isolates fell into
17 different strains (> 3 bands different) and within strains there were numerous subtypes. Feline isolates fell into
12 of the 17 strains. In general, cats housed together had similar or identical strains and subtypes of
Bordetella bronchiseptica There was no difference in the PFGE patterns of isolates made from carrier cats and those from cats with
respiratory disease. Isolates from pigs and dogs were in general similar to the feline isolates and there was no great
evidence for species specificity. The PFGE pattern of feline and canine isolates were more related to whether the
animals were housed together rather than whether they came from dogs or cats.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Centre for Comparative Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool, UK.
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