Clinical isolate from Mexico. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi str. E98-3139

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi. This serovar is a human-specific organism that causes the life-threatening illness Typhoid fever which is acquired by coming into contact with contaminated food or water. Annually, 17 million people are infected, with 600,000 fatalities, mostly in developing countries. It contains multiple fimbrial operons that may be used to create extracellular appendages for attachment and entry into host intestinal epithelial cells. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi str. E98-3139. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi str. E98-3139 was isolated from a case of typhoid fever in Mexico in 1998. This strain will be used for comparative analysis.