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Genomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium from Wild Passerines in England and Wales.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Nov 2016
Mather Alison E, Lawson Becki, de Pinna Elizabeth, Wigley Paul, Parkhill Julian, Thomson Nicholas R, Page Andrew J, Holmes Mark A, Paterson Gavin K
Abstract excerpt
Passerine salmonellosis is a well-recognized disease of birds in the order Passeriformes, which includes common songbirds such as finches and sparrows, caused by infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Previous research has suggested that some subtypes of S Typhimurium-definitive phage types (DTs) 40, 56 variant, and 160-are host adapted to passerines and that these birds may represent a reservoir...
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