Draft Genome Sequences of Biofilm-Forming and Non-Biofilm-Forming Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica Serovars

Deeksha Shetty; Alexander A Grigoryan; Sahar Alshalchi; Niradha Withana Gamage; Julie Roy; John R Lawrence; Sinisa Vidovic; Darren R Korber

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01061-17

Draft Genome Sequences of Biofilm-Forming and Non-Biofilm-Forming Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica Serovars

Genome Announc. 2017 Sep 28;5(39):e01061-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01061-17.

Authors

Deeksha Shetty¹, Alexander A Grigoryan¹, Sahar Alshalchi², Niradha Withana Gamage¹, Julie Roy³, John R Lawrence³, Sinisa Vidovic⁴, Darren R Korber⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
³ National Hydrology Research Centre, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁴ Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA svidovic@umn.edu darren.korber@usask.ca.
⁵ Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada svidovic@umn.edu darren.korber@usask.ca.

Abstract

The genetic basis for biofilm formation among nontyphoidal salmonellae (NTS) remains poorly understood. This draft genome submission provides initial insights on the genetic differences between biofilm-forming and non-biofilm-forming clinical and environmental NTS serovars.