Table 2.
Strains included in the study and their life-style
| Serovar | Strain | Lifestyle | N.pa | Genome assembly IDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhi | CT18 | Extra-intestinal, causes typhoid fever in humans | 2 | 000195995.1 |
| Paratyphi | ATCC 9150 | Extra-intestinal, second most prevalent cause of typhoid fever | 0 | 000011885.1 |
| Choleraesuis | SC-B67 | Extra-intestinal, causes swine paratyphoid | 2 | 000008105.1 |
| Dublin | CT 02021853 | Extra-intestinal, bovine-adapted serovar | 1 | 000020925.1 |
| Gallinarum | 287/91 | Extra-intestinal, causative agent of fowl typhoid in poultry | 0 | 000009525.1 |
| Agona | SL483 | Gastro-intestinal | 1 | 000020885.1 |
| Enteritidis PT4 | P125109 | Gastro-intestinal | 1 | 000009505.1 |
| Heidelberg | SL476 | Gastro-intestinal | 2 | 000020705.1 |
| Newport | SL254 | Gastro-intestinal | 2 | 000016045.1 |
| Typhimurium | SL1344 | Gastro-intestinal | 3 | 000210855.2 |
| Typhimurium | LT2 | Gastro-intestinal (reference strain closely related to SL1344) | 1 | 000006945.1 |
a N.p. number of plasmids
b GenBank database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/)