Horizontal gene transfer of a ColV plasmid has resulted in a dominant avian clonal type of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky.

Horizontal gene transfer of a ColV plasmid has resulted in a dominant avian clonal type of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky.

Salmonella enterica continues to be a significant cause of foodborne gastrointestinal illness in humans. A wide variety of Salmonella serovars have been isolated from production birds and from retail poultry meat. Recently, though, S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky has emerged as one of t...

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Main Authors: Timothy J Johnson, Jessica L Thorsness, Cole P Anderson, Aaron M Lynne, Steven L Foley, Jing Han, W Florian Fricke, Patrick F McDermott, David G White, Mahesh Khatri, Adam L Stell, Cristian Flores, Randall S Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21203520/?tool=EBI

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