Prophage Integrase Typing Is a Useful Indicator of Genomic Diversity in Salmonella enterica

Prophage Integrase Typing Is a Useful Indicator of Genomic Diversity in Salmonella enterica

Salmonella enterica is a bacterial species that is a major cause of illness in humans and food-producing animals. S. enterica exhibits considerable inter-serovar diversity, as evidenced by the large number of host adapted serovars that have been identified. The development of methods to assess genom...

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Main Authors: Anna Colavecchio, Yasmin D’Souza, Elizabeth Tompkins, Julie Jeukens, Luca Freschi, Jean-Guillaume Emond-Rheault, Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj, Brian Boyle, Sadjia Bekal, Sandeep Tamber, Roger C. Levesque, Lawrence D. Goodridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Salmonella enterica
foodborne pathogen
genome diversity
prophage integrase gene analysis
signature genes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01283/full

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