Signatures of adaptation in human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 populations from sub-Saharan Africa.

Signatures of adaptation in human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 populations from sub-Saharan Africa.

Two lineages of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) of multi-locus sequence type ST313 have been linked with the emergence of invasive Salmonella disease across sub-Saharan Africa. The expansion of these lineages has a temporal association with the HIV pandemic and antibiotic us...

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Main Authors: Chinyere K Okoro, Lars Barquist, Thomas R Connor, Simon R Harris, Simon Clare, Mark P Stevens, Mark J Arends, Christine Hale, Leanne Kane, Derek J Pickard, Jennifer Hill, Katherine Harcourt, Julian Parkhill, Gordon Dougan, Robert A Kingsley
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372345?pdf=render

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