Complete Genome Sequences of Two Outbreak Strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Thompson Associated with Cilantro

Craig T Parker; Steven Huynh; Lisa Gorski; Kerry K Cooper; William G Miller

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01365-15

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Outbreak Strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Thompson Associated with Cilantro

Genome Announc. 2015 Nov 19;3(6):e01365-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01365-15.

Authors

Craig T Parker¹, Steven Huynh², Lisa Gorski², Kerry K Cooper³, William G Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Western Regional Research Center, Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, USA [email protected].
² Western Regional Research Center, Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, USA.
³ Department of Biology, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, California, USA.

Abstract

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Thompson strains RM1984 (CADPH-99A2334) and RM1986 (CADPH-99A2345) are associated with a 1999 outbreak in contaminated cilantro. We report here the complete genome sequences and annotation of these two S. Thompson strains. These genomes are distinct and provide additional data for our understanding of S. enterica.