Pigeon-associated strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium phage type DT2 have genomic rearrangements at rRNA operons.
Strains from a subgroup of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium frequently associated with pigeon infections were tested for genomic anomalies and virulence in mice. Some strains have a genomic inversion between rrn operons. Two prophages found in the common laboratory strain LT2 were absent. Pigeon-associated strains are still virulent in mice.
Helm
R Allen
RA
Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University School of Medicine, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA. rhelm@northwestern.edu
Porwollik
Steffen
S
Stanley
April E
AE
Maloy
Stanley
S
McClelland
Michael
M
Rabsch
Wolfgang
W
Eisenstark
Abraham
A
D000818:Animals; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009876:Operon; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
D012335:RNA, Ribosomal