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Virulotyping and antimicrobial resistance typing of Salmonella enterica serovars relevant to human health in Europe.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 May 2010
Huehn Stephan, La Ragione Roberto M, Anjum Muna, Saunders Mark, Woodward Martin J, Bunge Cornelia, Helmuth Reiner, Hauser Elisabeth, Guerra Beatriz, Beutlich Janine, Brisabois Anne, Peters Tansy, Svensson Linda, Madajczak Grzegorz, Litrup Eva, Imre Ariel, Herrera-Leon Silvia, Mevius Dik, Newell Diane G, Malorny Burkhard
Abstract excerpt
The combination of virulence gene and antimicrobial resistance gene typing using DNA arrays is a recently developed genomics-based approach to bacterial molecular epidemiology. We have now applied this technology to 523 Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica strains collected from various host sources and public health and veterinary institutes across nine European countries. The strain set included the five...
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