Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Heidelberg Genome sequencing and assembly. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Heidelberg

Salmonella enterica figures amongst the most important foodborne transmitted bacteria, and pork has been reported as a vehicle in outbreaks. Salmonella strains isolated from pig carcasses are originated from the intestinal content of Salmonella-carrier pigs or are acquired by the contact with residual contamination of the slaughterhouse environment. The Salmonella serovars important for public health vary in prevalence overtime and according to the region. Recently, Salmonella Heidelberg has increasingly been reported as cause of human salmonellosis. Here we describe the profile of isolation of Salmonella Heidelberg in pig batches processed in a slaughter plant from Southern Brazil.