SALMONELLA ISOLATED IN POULTRY AND HOG SL AUGHTERING HOUSES - LABORATORY ASPECTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC USE

Salmonella strains isolated from chicken, turkey and hogs (feaces and internal organs) were serological differentiated and analyzed for thei r plasmidprofiles. We showed the plasmidpattern of the most common sal monella-serovare (S. enteritidis, S. hadar and S. virchow) isolated fr om chickenproducts. For the first time ever, we were able to show the plasmid profiles of S. bredeney, S. reading and S. westhampton, isolat ed from turkey meat. This paper shows the possibility of further diffe rentiation in epidemiological studies. By using plasmid-profile-analys is not only for the well described salmonella-serovare (S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium), but also for the rarely isolated serovare is thi s possible. Plasmid profile analysis can be verry helpful in epidemiol ogical surveys for every step of chicken- and hog meat production.