<i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serotype Typhimurium and Its Host-Adapted Variants

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Salmonella enterica serotypes form a group of pathogens that differ widely in their host range within mammals and birds (Table 1).Members of S. enterica seem to lie along a spectrum in terms of host range.At one end of this spectrum, S. enterica serotype Typhi is perhaps the most highly host-adapted pathogen of this group, causing disease only in humans and higher primates ( 23).Serotypes that have the ability to...

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