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Genomic perspective on the bacillus causing paratyphoid B fever.
Nature communications - 10 Dec 2024
Hawkey Jane, Frézal Lise, Tran Dien Alicia, Zhukova Anna, Brown Derek, Chattaway Marie Anne, Simon Sandra, Izumiya Hidemasa, Fields Patricia I, De Lappe Niall, Kaftyreva Lidia, Xu Xuebin, Isobe Junko, Clermont Dominique, Njamkepo Elisabeth, Akeda Yukihiro, Issenhuth-Jeanjean Sylvie, Makarova Mariia, Wang Yanan, Hunt Martin, Jenkins Brent M, Ravel Magali, Guibert Véronique, Serre Estelle, Matveeva Zoya, Fabre Laëtitia, Cormican Martin, Yue Min, Zhu Baoli, Morita Masatomo, Iqbal Zamin, Silva Nodari Carolina, Pardos de la Gandara Maria, Weill François-Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Paratyphoid B fever (PTB) is caused by an invasive lineage (phylogroup 1, PG1) of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B (SPB). However, little was known about the global population structure, geographic distribution, and evolution of this pathogen. Here, we report a whole-genome analysis of 568 historical and contemporary SPB PG1 isolates, obtained globally, between 1898 and 2021. We show that this pathogen...
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