Representative ERIC-PCR fingerprint of different between <i>Salmonella</i> isolates on 2 per cent agarose gel.

<p>M: 1000 bp DNA marker; lane 1 to 13: F34′, F35′, C31′, C32′, C33′, C34′, C36′, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L9.</p

Genetic similarities of <i>Salmonella</i> strains isolated from clams, broilers and milk based on ERIC-PCR patterns.

<p>The dendrogram was generated by BioNumerics Software with the bande-matching coefficient of Dice and the UPGMA clustering. Genetic similarity between samples in duplicate is 80%.</p

Dendrogram showing the percentage of similarity between typable <i>Salmonella</i> isolates generated from composite fingerprinting.

<p>Genetic similarity between samples in duplicate is 80%.</p

Distribution of <i>Salmonella</i> isolates derived from broilers, clams and cow milk.

<p>Distribution of <i>Salmonella</i> isolates derived from broilers, clams and cow milk.</p

PFGE Dendrogram showing the relationship between <i>Salmonella</i> isolates.

<p>The similarities between strains were evaluated using the Dice coefficient and the UPGMA clustering method. Genetic similarity between samples in duplicate is 80%.</p

The number of samples positive for each pair of pathogens.

<p>The number of samples positive for each pair of pathogens.</p

Sequences of primers and probes used in the study.

<p>Sequences of primers and probes used in the study.</p

Correlation between real-time PCR and the RBPT results.

<p>The mean Ct-value of samples negative for <i>Brucella</i> (5.95) was significantly lower than that of samples with a strong reaction results (24.71), which is lower than that of samples with a weak reaction (34.61) (p<0,0001).</p

Details of cases positive for <i>Brucella abortus</i>.

<p>+ positive/ − negative.</p

Sequencing results of vaginal swab samples positive with the pan-<i>Chlamydiales</i> PCR.

<p>*These results were previously published by Barkallah et al. (2013).</p