A review of the ecology, colonization and genetic characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Sofia, a prolific but avirulent poultry serovar in Australia

The distribution of Salmonella serovars on Australian poultry is dominated by the presence of Salmonella enterica subspecies II 1,4,12,27:b:[e,n,x](S. Sofia). The predominance on poultry (40–60%) and a very low level of disease in humans in Australia (0.3%) is unique compared to the rest of the worl...

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Main Authors: Duffy, L., Dykes, Gary, Fegan, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4871