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Hotspot mutations and ColE1 plasmids contribute to the fitness of Salmonella Heidelberg in poultry litter.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Oladeinde Adelumola, Cook Kimberly, Orlek Alex, Zock Greg, Herrington Kyler, Cox Nelson, Plumblee Lawrence Jodie, Hall Carolina
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Heidelberg (S. Heidelberg) is a clinically-important serovar linked to food-borne illness, and commonly isolated from poultry. Investigations of a large, multistate outbreak in the USA in 2013 identified poultry litter (PL) as an important extra-intestinal environment that may have selected for specific S. Heidelberg strains. Poultry litter is a mixture of bedding...
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