A bimodal pattern of relatedness between the Salmonella Paratyphi A and Typhi genomes: convergence or divergence by homologous recombination?

All Salmonella can cause disease but severe systemic infections are primarily caused by a few lineages. Paratyphi A and Typhi are the deadliest human restricted serovars, responsible for approximately 600,000 deaths per annum. We developed a Bayesian changepoint model that uses variation in the degr...

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Main Authors: Didelot, X, Achtman, M, Parkhill, J, Thomson, N, Falush, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007