Virulotyping of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from Pakistan: Absence of complete SPI-10 in Vi negative isolates.

• Main Authors: Sadia Liaquat (Author), Yasra Sarwar (Author), Aamir Ali (Author), Abdul Haque (Author), Muhammad Farooq (Author), Ilargi Martinez-Ballesteros (Author), Lorena Laorden (Author), Javier Garaizar (Author), Joseba Bikandi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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The pathogenesis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), the cause of typhoid fever in humans, is mainly attributed to the acquisition of horizontally acquired DNA elements. Salmonella pathogenicity islands (SPIs) are indubitably the most important form of horizontally acquired DNA with res...