High-resolution genomic comparisons within Salmonella enterica serotypes derived from beef feedlot cattle: parsing the roles of cattle source, pen, animal, sample type and production period
G. Levent, A. Schlochtermeier, S. E. Ives, K. N. Norman, S. D. Lawhon, G. H. Loneragan, R. Anderson, J. Vinasco, H. C. den Bakker, H. M. Scott
This study uses genomic analysis to examine Salmonella subpopulation dynamics in cattle, finding that clonal expansion is mainly influenced by pen and cattle origin, not sampling time or type.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2020Microbiology