Microevolution of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation of Salmonella Typhimurium during persistence on pig farms

Abstract Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant S. 4,[5],12:i:- are the dominant serotypes associated with pigs in many countries. We investigated their population structure on nine farms using whole genome sequencing, and their genotypic and phenotypic variation. The population structure...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Tassinari, Geraldine Duffy, Matt Bawn, Catherine M. Burgess, Evonne M. McCabe, Peadar G. Lawlor, Gillian Gardiner, Robert A. Kingsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45216-w