Pathogen typing in the genomics era: MLST and the future of molecular epidemiology

M Pérez-Losada, P Cabezas, E Castro-Nallar… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) is a high-resolution genetic typing approach to identify
species and strains of pathogens impacting human health, agriculture (animals and plants) …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment and Comparison of Molecular Subtyping and Characterization Methods for Salmonella

S Tang, RH Orsi, H Luo, C Ge, G Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The food industry is facing a major transition regarding methods for confirmation,
characterization, and subtyping of Salmonella. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly …

[HTML][HTML] Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Replacement for Serotyping in Salmonella enterica

M Achtman, J Wain, FX Weill, S Nair, Z Zhou… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica is traditionally subdivided into serovars by
serological and nutritional characteristics. We used Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) to …

Occurrence, genetic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from chicken meat and giblets

SM Abd-Elghany, KI Sallam, A Abd-Elkhalek… - Epidemiology & …, 2015 - cambridge.org
This study was undertaken to survey the presence of Salmonella in 200 chicken samples
collected from Mansoura, Egypt. Salmonella was detected in 16%(8/50), 28%(14/50) …

MLST reveals potentially high-risk international clones of Enterobacter cloacae

R Izdebski, A Baraniak, M Herda, J Fiett… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To perform the first multinational Enterobacter cloacae clonality study, using the
MLST scheme newly developed in Japan. Methods The analysis included 195 rectal …

Population structure, origins and evolution of major Salmonella enterica clones

R Lan, PR Reeves, S Octavia - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2009 - Elsevier
The genus Salmonella consists of two species S. enterica and S. bongori. S. enterica has a
well defined subspecies structure with seven subspecies consistently delineated by …

Salmonella: from Pathogenesis to Therapeutics

EC Boyle, JL Bishop, GA Grassl… - Journal of bacteriology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although Salmonella enterica serovars are some of the beststudied bacterial pathogens, the
field still has a long way to go, especially when one considers that (i) they cause significant …

[HTML][HTML] Recombination and Population Structure in Salmonella enterica

X Didelot, R Bowden, T Street, T Golubchik… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Salmonella enterica is a bacterial pathogen that causes enteric fever and gastroenteritis in
humans and animals. Although its population structure was long described as clonal, based …

[HTML][HTML] Genome sequencing reveals diversification of virulence factor content and possible host adaptation in distinct subpopulations of Salmonella enterica

HC Den Bakker, AI Moreno Switt, G Govoni… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Divergence of bacterial populations into distinct subpopulations is often the
result of ecological isolation. While some studies have suggested the existence of …

Comparison of Multilocus Sequence Typing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Typing for Characterization of Salmonella enterica …

H Harbottle, DG White, PF McDermott… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT In the United States, multidrug-resistant phenotypes of Salmonella enterica
serotype Newport (commonly referred to as MDR-AmpC) have emerged in animals and …