Flagellin gene sequence evolution in Sal
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Chloe K.B. Mortimer; Saheer E. Gharbia; Julie M.J. Logan; Tansy M. Peters; Cathe
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Article
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2007
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Salmonella exhibits 70 serologically distinct flagellins, used internationally to diagnose and track infections. The terminal sequences of flagellin protein subunits are conserved in a range of bacteria and are here used as evolutionary markers to reveal how new serotypes arise. Terminal sequences o