Serotyping of sub-Saharan Africa Salmonella strains isolated from poultry feces using multiplex PCR and whole genome sequencing

Abstract Background Salmonella enterica remains a leading cause of food-borne diseases worldwide. Serotype information is important in food safety and public health activities to reduce the burden of salmonellosis. In the current study, two methods were used to determine serotypes of 111 strains of...

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Main Authors: Assèta Kagambèga, Lari M. Hiott, David S. Boyle, Elizabeth A. McMillan, Poonam Sharma, Sushim K. Gupta, Hazem Ramadan, Sohyun Cho, Shaheen B. Humayoun, Tiffanie A. Woodley, Nicolas Barro, Charlene R. Jackson, Jonathan G. Frye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02085-6