Recent Evolution and Genomic Profile of Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg Isolates from Poultry Flocks in Brazil
Diéssy Kipper, Renato H. Orsi, Laura M. Carroll, Andréa Karoline Mascitti, André Felipe Streck, André Salvador Kazantzi Fonseca, Nilo Ikuta, Eduardo César Tondo, Martin Wiedmann, Vagner Ricardo Lunge
Abstract
S. Heidelberg is the most frequent serovar in several broiler farms from the main Brazilian poultry-producing regions. Therefore, avian-source foods (mainly chicken carcasses) commercialized in the country and exported to other continents are contaminated with this foodborne pathogen, generating several national and international economic losses.
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BiologyFlockSalmonella entericaSerotypePopulationSalmonellaVeterinary medicinePhylogenetic treeGenomeVirulenceLineage (genetic)Poultry farmingGeneticsMicrobiologyGeneBacteriaEcologyDemographyMedicineSociologySalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria