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A genomic and phenotypic investigation of pigeon-adaptive Salmonella.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Mar 2025
Wang Zining, Jiang Zenghai, Cao Qianzhe, Jia Chenghao, Zhou Haiyang, Huang Chenghu, Huang Linlin, Huang Yingying, Li Yan, Yue Min
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella, a significant threat to public safety, inflicts substantial economic losses on the poultry industry. The unique "parental feeding" breeding model of pigeon farms, against the "all-in & all-out" biosecurity strategy, makes them susceptible to Salmonella infections and subsequent outbreaks of pigeon paratyphoid. This study initially studied three pigeon paratyphoid outbreak incidents in Henan, China, in...
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- Animals
- Columbidae
- Salmonella Infections, Animal
- Virulence
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Phylogeny
