Virulence Characterization of Salmonella enterica by a New Microarray: Detection and Evaluation of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin Gene Activity in the Unusual Host S. Typhimurium

Rui Figueiredo; Roderick Card; Carla Nunes; Manal AbuOun; Mary C. Bagnall; Javier Nunez; Nuno Mendonça; Muna F. Anjum; Gabriela Jorge da Silva

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135010

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Virulence Characterization of Salmonella enterica by a New Microarray: Detection and Evaluation of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin Gene Activity in the Unusual Host S. Typhimurium

Rui Figueiredo,

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Roderick Card,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Carla Nunes,

Affiliation Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Manal AbuOun,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Mary C. Bagnall,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Javier Nunez,

Affiliation Specialist Scientific Support, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Nuno Mendonça,

Affiliation Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Muna F. Anjum,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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Gabriela Jorge da Silva

* E-mail: silva.gj@gmail.com

Affiliation Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Virulence Characterization of Salmonella enterica by a New Microarray: Detection and Evaluation of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin Gene Activity in the Unusual Host S. Typhimurium

Rui Figueiredo,
Roderick Card,
Carla Nunes,
Manal AbuOun,
Mary C. Bagnall,
Javier Nunez,
Nuno Mendonça,
Muna F. Anjum,
Gabriela Jorge da Silva

Published: August 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135010

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