Genetic Fine Structure of a Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Strain Associated with the 2005 Outbreak of Typhoid Fever in Kelantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Baddam, Ramani, Kumar, Narender, Thong, Kwai Lin, Ngoi, Soo Tein, Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju, Yap, Kien Pong, Chai, Lay Ching, Avasthi, Tiruvayipati Suma, Ahmed, Niyaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10642/1/00004462_79448.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10642/; https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00581-12

Among enteric pathogens, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is responsible for the largest number of food-borne outbreaks and fatalities. The ability of the pathogen to cause systemic infection for extended durations leads to a high cost of disease control. Chronic carriers play important roles in th...