Unsuccessful human pathogen. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky str. CDC 191

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky. This serovar is common in food products but rarely causes disease in humans. The USDA reported that in 2002, S. Kentucky represented 17% of Salmonella isolates contaminating broilers, but only 0.1% of human isolates. Thus, S. Kentucky can be considered unsuccessful as a human pathogen. Information from this serotype will help identify and categorize metabolic pathways and structural elements common to the genus; and by contrast, reveal genes involved in the pathogenesis of virulent serovars. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky str. CDC191. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky str. CDC191 is a non-multidrug resistance strain and will be used for comparative analysis.