Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Human and Non-Human Sources in Portugal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bacterial Isolates
2.2. Serotyping of Salmonella Isolates
2.3. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
2.4. Whole Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance
3.2. Genome Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Leão, C.; Silveira, L.; Usié, A.; Gião, J.; Clemente, L.; Themudo, P.; Amaro, A.; Pista, A. Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Human and Non-Human Sources in Portugal. Pathogens 2024, 13, 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020112
Leão C, Silveira L, Usié A, Gião J, Clemente L, Themudo P, Amaro A, Pista A. Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Human and Non-Human Sources in Portugal. Pathogens. 2024; 13(2):112. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020112
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeão, Célia, Leonor Silveira, Ana Usié, Joana Gião, Lurdes Clemente, Patricia Themudo, Ana Amaro, and Angela Pista. 2024. "Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Human and Non-Human Sources in Portugal" Pathogens 13, no. 2: 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020112