Meier et al. (2017) concluded that the emrE is associated with a serotype 1/2a (CC8) and seems to be limited to sublineage 8 strains. The expression of emrE was found to be upregulated in the presence of BC, demonstrating that emrE-harboring strains are likely to adapt in food-processing environments better (Kovacevic et al., 2015). Here, SMDT1 is linked to breast cancer.