Title
Phylogenetic structure of Salmonella Enteritidis provides context for a foodborne outbreak in Peru
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Nature Research
Abstract
Salmonella Enteritidis, an important foodborne zoonosis, has a dramatically increased number of cases around the world. To explore the phylogenetic structure of Peruvian Salmonella Enteritidis strains and their relationship with an outbreak occurred in 2018, we analyzed a comprehensive strains of S. Enteritidis received by the National Institute of Health during the period 2000–2018. A total of 180 strains were characterized by microbiological procedures, serotyping and whole genome sequencing. Based on genome sequences annotated, virulence factors and accessory genes were identified. Phylogenetic and population structure analysis were also analyzed based on SNPs. The phylogenetic analysis grouped the genomes into two well-supported clades that were consistent with population structure analysis. The clinical and food strains corresponding to the outbreak were included in the same cluster, which presented the sdhA gene, related to the increase of the virulence of this pathogen. The phylogenetic relationship of Peruvian S. Enteritidis suggests the presence of four S. enteritidis population with high epidemiological importance.
Volume
10
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología Biología celular, Microbiología Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85097615623
PubMed ID
Source
Scientific Reports
ISSN of the container
20452322
Sponsor(s)
We thank the Earlham Institute and the Global Challenges Research Fund for sequencing falicities, and also the members of the National Reference Laboratory of Enteropathogens/INS, especially Ana Maria Meza Lopez for their technical assistance. This work was supported by the Instituto Nacional de Salud under the project “1000 genomes: Phylogeography and population structure of Salmonella enterica in Peru, 1999-2017” with Directorial Resolution No 101-2019-OGITT-OPE/INS.
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