title: The high-pathogenicity island is absent in human pathogens of Salmonella enterica subspecies I but present in isolates of subspecies III and VI.
abstract: In this study we tested 74 Salmonella strains of all eight Salmonella groups and were able to demonstrate the presence of two high-pathogenicity island types in strains of Salmonella groups IIIa, IIIb, and VI. Most high-pathogenicity island-positive isolates produced yersiniabactin under iron-limited conditions and were positive for the high-molecular-weight proteins HMWP1 and HMWP2.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, University of Würzburg, Roentgenring 11, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Oelschlaeger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carniel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rabsch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hacker
mesh_terms: D024509:3' Flanking Region; D024506:5' Flanking Region; D006801:Humans; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics*