The microarray used in this study was an Affymetrix MyGeneChip Custom Array (Affymetrix design number: FDACRONOa520845F), which utilizes the whole genome sequences of 15 Cronobacter strains, as well as 18 plasmids. These 15 strains encompassed all currently proposed species of Cronobacter. A ≥97% identity threshold level between gene homologs to positively predict allelic coverage was used to obtain genes that were represented on the array as described by Tall et al. [54 (link)]. Each gene (19,287 Cronobacter gene targets) was represented on the array by 22 unique 25-mer oligonucleotide probes, as described by Tall et al. [54 (link)].
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