Insights from the genome sequence of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain associated with a sporadic case of typhoid fever in Malaysia

J Bacteriol. 2012 Sep;194(18):5124-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.01062-12.

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the causative agent of typhoid fever, which causes nearly 21.7 million illnesses and 217,000 deaths globally. Herein, we describe the whole-genome sequence of the Salmonella Typhi strain ST0208, isolated from a sporadic case of typhoid fever in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The whole-genome sequence and comparative genomics allow an in-depth understanding of the genetic diversity, and its link to pathogenicity and evolutionary dynamics, of this highly clonal pathogen that is endemic to Malaysia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Malaysia
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Salmonella typhi / genetics*
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*
  • Typhoid Fever / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJXA00000000