MDR strain that is a rare human pathogen. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky str. CVM29188

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky str. CVM29188. This serovar is widespread in the food supply but very rarely associated with human illness. 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. MDR strain CVM2918 and non-MDR strain CDC_191 were chosen for sequencing. Sequence was obtained from three libraries - a fosmid library (33-39 kb; 860 reads), a medium insert library (9-11 kb; 20,883 reads), and a small insert library (4-6 kb; 34,892 reads).