WGS-based epidemiological study of S. Dublin from German cattle

In view of the lack in information on the epidemiology of the host-adapted serovar S. Dublin in the German cattle population, this study aimed to characterize S. Dublin strains originated from different regions or federal states in Germany in the period between 2005 and 2018. S. Dublin organisms isolated in that period were examined phenotypically at the German Reference Laboratory for Salmonellosis in cattle. WGS and bioinformatics analysis were used i) to describe the genetic traits of S. Dublin strains, ii) to conclude on their epidemiological context and iii) to compare the results with recent studies on S. Dublin genomes in other European countries.