Comparative characterization of nontyphoidal Salmonella isolated from humans and food animals in China, 2003–2011

Food animals are major reservoirs from which specific pathogenic Salmonella strains emerge periodically. Probing the identity and origin of such organisms is essential for formulation of highly-focused infection control measures and analysis of factors underlying dissemination of such strains. In th...

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Main Authors: Congming Wu, Meiyin Yan, Lizhang Liu, Jing Lai, Edward Wai-chi Chan, Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017334746