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NCBI PD link for serovar Amsterdam: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pathogens/isolates/#(taxgroup_name:%22Salmonella%20enterica%22)%20AND%20serovar:(%22Amsterdam%22)

Genetic characteristics: Salmonella Amsterdam isolated from beef in Greater Tunis (n=2) has been found to possess the invasion gene invA, but none the spvC virulence gene. These two isolates were also found to show multidrug-resistance.

Animal reservoir: Unknown, but serovar Amsterdam was found in rats, cobras (Naja kaouthia), and ducks. According to the metadata from NCBI PD, it was also found in pigs and cattle.

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