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Genome sequencing reveals diversification of virulence factor content and possible host adaptation in distinct subpopulations of Salmonella enterica.
BMC genomics - 22 Aug 2011
den Bakker Henk C, Moreno Switt Andrea I, Govoni Gregory, Cummings Craig A, Ranieri Matthew L, Degoricija Lovorka, Hoelzer Karin, Rodriguez-Rivera Lorraine D, Brown Stephanie, Bolchacova Elena, Furtado Manohar R, Wiedmann Martin
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BACKGROUND: Divergence of bacterial populations into distinct subpopulations is often the result of ecological isolation. While some studies have suggested the existence of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica subclades, evidence for these subdivisions has been ambiguous. Here we used a comparative genomics approach to define the population structure of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, and identify...
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