The fitness landscape of the African Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 strain D23580 reveals unique properties of the pBT1 plasmid
R. Canals, R. R. Chaudhuri, R. E. Steiner, S. V. Owen, N. Quinones-Olvera, M. A. Gordon, M. Ibba, J. C. D. Hinton
The paper uses transposon insertion sequencing to analyze the fitness landscape of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 strain D23580, identifying essential genes and plasmid-encoded factors affecting growth and macrophage infection.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2019Microbiology