Neutral genomic microevolution of a recently emerged pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Agona.

Neutral genomic microevolution of a recently emerged pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Agona.

Salmonella enterica serovar Agona has caused multiple food-borne outbreaks of gastroenteritis since it was first isolated in 1952. We analyzed the genomes of 73 isolates from global sources, comparing five distinct outbreaks with sporadic infections as well as food contamination and the environment....

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Main Authors: Zhemin Zhou, Angela McCann, Eva Litrup, Ronan Murphy, Martin Cormican, Seamus Fanning, Derek Brown, David S Guttman, Sylvain Brisse, Mark Achtman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3630104?pdf=render

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