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Recombinational basis of serovar diversity in Salmonella enterica.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Mar 1994
Li J, Nelson K, McWhorter A C, Whittam T S, Selander R K
Abstract excerpt
The fliC gene, which encodes phase 1 flagellin, was sequenced in strains of 15 Salmonella enterica serovars expressing flagellar antigenic factors of the g series. The occurrence of each of the flagellin serotypes g,m, m,t, and g,z51 in distantly related strains is the result of horizontal exchange of DNA, as indicated by identity or close similarity in nucleotide sequence of all or parts of the antigenic...
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