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Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden from imported seafood.
Food microbiology - 1 Feb 2008
Ponce Elizabeth, Khan Ashraf A, Cheng Chorng-Ming, Summage-West Christine, Cerniglia Carl E
Abstract excerpt
During 2001-2005, 210 Salmonella enterica strains were isolated from seafood samples imported into US. Strains of S. enterica serovar Weltevreden were the most predominantly found among the 64 different serovars isolated. A total of 37 Salmonella Weltevreden isolates were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), plasmid profiles and antibiotic susceptibility to assess genetic diversity. Our...
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